diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index ba81f8a..e0ebce4 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
         self.log_console = CONF.compute_feature_enabled.console_output
         self.ssh_shell_prologue = CONF.validation.ssh_shell_prologue
         self.project_network_mask_bits = CONF.network.project_network_mask_bits
-        self.dhcp_client = CONF.scenario.dhcp_client
         self.ping_count = CONF.validation.ping_count
         self.ping_size = CONF.validation.ping_size
 
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@
         cmd = "sudo /sbin/dhclient -r && sudo /sbin/dhclient"
         self.exec_command(cmd)
 
-    def renew_lease(self, fixed_ip=None):
+    def renew_lease(self, fixed_ip=None, dhcp_client='udhcpc'):
         """Wrapper method for renewing DHCP lease via given client
 
         Supporting:
@@ -223,7 +222,6 @@
         """
         # TODO(yfried): add support for dhcpcd
         supported_clients = ['udhcpc', 'dhclient']
-        dhcp_client = self.dhcp_client
         if dhcp_client not in supported_clients:
             raise tempest.lib.exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(
                 '%s DHCP client unsupported' % dhcp_client)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index e6a2e9d..7dacc4c 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -596,7 +596,8 @@
             # 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'])
+            ssh_client.renew_lease(fixed_ip=floating_ip['fixed_ip_address'],
+                                   dhcp_client=CONF.scenario.dhcp_client)
             if ssh_client.get_dns_servers() != [alt_dns_server]:
                 LOG.debug("Failed to update DNS nameservers")
                 return False