diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index 52ccfa9..a210ee7 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
         self.exec_command('sudo umount %s' % mount_path)
 
     def make_fs(self, dev_name, fs='ext4'):
-        cmd_mkfs = 'sudo /usr/sbin/mke2fs -t %s /dev/%s' % (fs, dev_name)
+        cmd_mkfs = 'sudo mke2fs -t %s /dev/%s' % (fs, dev_name)
         try:
             self.exec_command(cmd_mkfs)
         except tempest.lib.exceptions.SSHExecCommandFailed:
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index dbfc59d..8649dc7 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@
                default="password",
                help="Password used to authenticate to an instance."),
     cfg.StrOpt('ssh_shell_prologue',
-               default="set -eu -o pipefail; PATH=$$PATH:/sbin;",
+               default="set -eu -o pipefail; PATH=$$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin;",
                help="Shell fragments to use before executing a command "
                     "when sshing to a guest."),
     cfg.IntOpt('ping_size',
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
index 739357b..2b79270 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     # the information using gnu/linux tools.
 
     def _assert_exec_called_with(self, cmd):
-        cmd = "set -eu -o pipefail; PATH=$PATH:/sbin; " + cmd
+        cmd = "set -eu -o pipefail; PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin; " + cmd
         self.ssh_mock.mock.exec_command.assert_called_with(cmd)
 
     def test_get_disks(self):