diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 9590eb4..add5c32 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -624,6 +624,13 @@
         ssh_client = self.get_remote_client(
             ip_address, private_key=private_key, server=server)
 
+        # NOTE: Server needs to renew its dhcp lease in order to get new
+        # definitions from subnet
+        # NOTE(amuller): we are renewing the lease as part of the retry
+        # because Neutron updates dnsmasq asynchronously after the
+        # subnet-update API call returns.
+        ssh_client.renew_lease(fixed_ip=floating_ip['fixed_ip_address'],
+                               dhcp_client=CONF.scenario.dhcp_client)
         dns_servers = [initial_dns_server]
         servers = ssh_client.get_dns_servers()
         self.assertEqual(set(dns_servers), set(servers),