diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 9b8f3ad..be52eef 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -646,9 +646,10 @@
         return floating_ip
 
     def create_timestamp(self, ip_address, dev_name=None, mount_path='/mnt',
-                         private_key=None):
+                         private_key=None, server=None):
         ssh_client = self.get_remote_client(ip_address,
-                                            private_key=private_key)
+                                            private_key=private_key,
+                                            server=server)
         if dev_name is not None:
             ssh_client.make_fs(dev_name)
             ssh_client.exec_command('sudo mount /dev/%s %s' % (dev_name,
@@ -662,9 +663,10 @@
         return timestamp
 
     def get_timestamp(self, ip_address, dev_name=None, mount_path='/mnt',
-                      private_key=None):
+                      private_key=None, server=None):
         ssh_client = self.get_remote_client(ip_address,
-                                            private_key=private_key)
+                                            private_key=private_key,
+                                            server=server)
         if dev_name is not None:
             ssh_client.mount(dev_name, mount_path)
         timestamp = ssh_client.exec_command('sudo cat %s/timestamp'
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_shelve_instance.py b/tempest/scenario/test_shelve_instance.py
index 68f18d1..d6b6d14 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_shelve_instance.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_shelve_instance.py
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
 
         instance_ip = self.get_server_ip(server)
         timestamp = self.create_timestamp(instance_ip,
-                                          private_key=keypair['private_key'])
+                                          private_key=keypair['private_key'],
+                                          server=server)
 
         # Prevent bug #1257594 from coming back
         # Unshelve used to boot the instance with the original image, not
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@
         self._shelve_then_unshelve_server(server)
 
         timestamp2 = self.get_timestamp(instance_ip,
-                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'])
+                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'],
+                                        server=server)
         self.assertEqual(timestamp, timestamp2)
 
     @decorators.attr(type='slow')
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_snapshot_pattern.py b/tempest/scenario/test_snapshot_pattern.py
index b51a781..a33d4d4 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_snapshot_pattern.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_snapshot_pattern.py
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
 
         instance_ip = self.get_server_ip(server)
         timestamp = self.create_timestamp(instance_ip,
-                                          private_key=keypair['private_key'])
+                                          private_key=keypair['private_key'],
+                                          server=server)
 
         # snapshot the instance
         snapshot_image = self.create_server_snapshot(server=server)
@@ -71,5 +72,6 @@
         # check the existence of the timestamp file in the second instance
         server_from_snapshot_ip = self.get_server_ip(server_from_snapshot)
         timestamp2 = self.get_timestamp(server_from_snapshot_ip,
-                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'])
+                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'],
+                                        server=server_from_snapshot)
         self.assertEqual(timestamp, timestamp2)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py b/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py
index ef369d6..2782119 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@
                                                       keypair['private_key'])
         timestamp = self.create_timestamp(ip_for_server,
                                           CONF.compute.volume_device_name,
-                                          private_key=keypair['private_key'])
+                                          private_key=keypair['private_key'],
+                                          server=server)
         self.nova_volume_detach(server, volume)
 
         # snapshot the volume
@@ -126,5 +127,6 @@
         # check the existence of the timestamp file in the volume2
         timestamp2 = self.get_timestamp(ip_for_snapshot,
                                         CONF.compute.volume_device_name,
-                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'])
+                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'],
+                                        server=server_from_snapshot)
         self.assertEqual(timestamp, timestamp2)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py b/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py
index 1564f25..79c2d14 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@
         LOG.info("Setting timestamp in instance %s", instance_1st)
         ip_instance_1st = self.get_server_ip(instance_1st)
         timestamp = self.create_timestamp(ip_instance_1st,
-                                          private_key=keypair['private_key'])
+                                          private_key=keypair['private_key'],
+                                          server=instance_1st)
 
         # delete instance
         LOG.info("Deleting first instance: %s", instance_1st)
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@
         LOG.info("Getting timestamp in instance %s", instance_2nd)
         ip_instance_2nd = self.get_server_ip(instance_2nd)
         timestamp2 = self.get_timestamp(ip_instance_2nd,
-                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'])
+                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'],
+                                        server=instance_2nd)
         self.assertEqual(timestamp, timestamp2)
 
         # snapshot a volume
@@ -150,7 +152,8 @@
                  server_from_snapshot)
         server_from_snapshot_ip = self.get_server_ip(server_from_snapshot)
         timestamp3 = self.get_timestamp(server_from_snapshot_ip,
-                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'])
+                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'],
+                                        server=server_from_snapshot)
         self.assertEqual(timestamp, timestamp3)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('05795fb2-b2a7-4c9f-8fac-ff25aedb1489')
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_volume_migrate_attached.py b/tempest/scenario/test_volume_migrate_attached.py
index ff7996a..4624249 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_volume_migrate_attached.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_volume_migrate_attached.py
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@
         LOG.info("Setting timestamp in instance %s", instance['id'])
         ip_instance = self.get_server_ip(instance)
         timestamp = self.create_timestamp(ip_instance,
-                                          private_key=keypair['private_key'])
+                                          private_key=keypair['private_key'],
+                                          server=instance)
 
         # retype volume with migration from backend #1 to backend #2
         LOG.info("Retyping Volume %s to new type %s", volume_origin['id'],
@@ -125,5 +126,6 @@
         LOG.info("Getting timestamp in postmigrated instance %s",
                  instance['id'])
         timestamp2 = self.get_timestamp(ip_instance,
-                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'])
+                                        private_key=keypair['private_key'],
+                                        server=instance)
         self.assertEqual(timestamp, timestamp2)