diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index fd84570..073573d 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@
         return port
 
     def _get_server_port_id_and_ip4(self, server, ip_addr=None):
-        ports = self._list_ports(device_id=server['id'],
+        ports = self._list_ports(device_id=server['id'], status='ACTIVE',
                                  fixed_ip=ip_addr)
         # it might happen here that this port has more then one ip address
         # as in case of dual stack- when this port is created on 2 subnets