diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index 8f5faef..adb9b1a 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -102,7 +102,12 @@
         cmd = "ip addr %s| awk '/ether/ {print $2}'" % show_nic
         return self.exec_command(cmd).strip().lower()
 
-    def get_nic_name(self, address):
+    def get_nic_name_by_mac(self, address):
+        cmd = "ip -o link | awk '/%s/ {print $2}'" % address
+        nic = self.exec_command(cmd)
+        return nic.strip().strip(":").lower()
+
+    def get_nic_name_by_ip(self, address):
         cmd = "ip -o addr | awk '/%s/ {print $2}'" % address
         nic = self.exec_command(cmd)
         return nic.strip().strip(":").lower()
@@ -142,7 +147,7 @@
     def _renew_lease_udhcpc(self, fixed_ip=None):
         """Renews DHCP lease via udhcpc client. """
         file_path = '/var/run/udhcpc.'
-        nic_name = self.get_nic_name(fixed_ip)
+        nic_name = self.get_nic_name_by_ip(fixed_ip)
         pid = self.exec_command('cat {path}{nic}.pid'.
                                 format(path=file_path, nic=nic_name))
         pid = pid.strip()
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 79a5099..63c844b 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
         private_key = self._get_server_key(server)
         ssh_client = self.get_remote_client(fip.floating_ip_address,
                                             private_key=private_key)
-        spoof_nic = ssh_client.get_nic_name(spoof_port["mac_address"])
+        spoof_nic = ssh_client.get_nic_name_by_mac(spoof_port["mac_address"])
         dhcp_ports = self._list_ports(device_owner="network:dhcp",
                                       network_id=self.new_net["id"])
         new_net_dhcp = dhcp_ports[0]["fixed_ips"][0]["ip_address"]
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py
index fc33dd9..66c8ade 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
                                   "ports: %s")
                          % (self.network_v6, ports))
         mac6 = ports[0]
-        ssh.set_nic_state(ssh.get_nic_name(mac6))
+        ssh.set_nic_state(ssh.get_nic_name_by_mac(mac6))
 
     def _prepare_and_test(self, address6_mode, n_subnets6=1, dualnet=False):
         net_list = self.prepare_network(address6_mode=address6_mode,