diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/lib/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index d84dd28..9ede071 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -31,35 +31,33 @@
             return function(self, *args, **kwargs)
         except Exception as e:
             caller = test_utils.find_test_caller() or "not found"
-            if not isinstance(e, tempest.lib.exceptions.SSHTimeout):
-                message = ('Executing command on %(ip)s failed. '
-                           'Error: %(error)s' % {'ip': self.ip_address,
-                                                 'error': e})
-                message = '(%s) %s' % (caller, message)
-                LOG.error(message)
-                raise
-            else:
-                try:
-                    original_exception = sys.exc_info()
-                    if self.server:
+            message = ('Executing command on %(ip)s failed. '
+                       'Error: %(error)s' % {'ip': self.ip_address,
+                                             'error': e})
+            message = '(%s) %s' % (caller, message)
+            LOG.error(message)
+            try:
+                original_exception = sys.exc_info()
+                if self.server:
+                    if isinstance(e, tempest.lib.exceptions.SSHTimeout):
                         msg = 'Caller: %s. Timeout trying to ssh to server %s'
                         LOG.debug(msg, caller, self.server)
-                        if self.console_output_enabled and self.servers_client:
-                            try:
-                                msg = 'Console log for server %s: %s'
-                                console_log = (
-                                    self.servers_client.get_console_output(
-                                        self.server['id'])['output'])
-                                LOG.debug(msg, self.server['id'], console_log)
-                            except Exception:
-                                msg = 'Could not get console_log for server %s'
-                                LOG.debug(msg, self.server['id'])
-                    # raise the original ssh timeout exception
-                    raise
-                finally:
-                    # Delete the traceback to avoid circular references
-                    _, _, trace = original_exception
-                    del trace
+                    if self.console_output_enabled and self.servers_client:
+                        try:
+                            msg = 'Console log for server %s: %s'
+                            console_log = (
+                                self.servers_client.get_console_output(
+                                    self.server['id'])['output'])
+                            LOG.debug(msg, self.server['id'], console_log)
+                        except Exception:
+                            msg = 'Could not get console_log for server %s'
+                            LOG.debug(msg, self.server['id'])
+                # raise the original ssh exception
+                raise
+            finally:
+                # Delete the traceback to avoid circular references
+                _, _, trace = original_exception
+                del trace
     return wrapper
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
index 937f93a..5801f04 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@
     def test_validate_debug_ssh_console(self):
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.SSHTimeout,
                           self.conn.validate_authentication)
-        msg = 'Caller: %s. Timeout trying to ssh to server %s' % (
-            'TestRemoteClientWithServer:test_validate_debug_ssh_console',
-            self.server)
+        msg = 'Executing command on 127.0.0.1 failed.'
         self.assertIn(msg, self.log.output)
         self.assertIn('Console output for', self.log.output)
 
@@ -190,9 +188,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.SSHTimeout,
                           self.conn.exec_command, 'fake command')
         self.assertIn('fake command', self.log.output)
-        msg = 'Caller: %s. Timeout trying to ssh to server %s' % (
-            'TestRemoteClientWithServer:test_exec_command_debug_ssh_console',
-            self.server)
+        msg = 'Executing command on 127.0.0.1 failed.'
         self.assertIn(msg, self.log.output)
         self.assertIn('Console output for', self.log.output)
 
@@ -204,9 +200,7 @@
     def test_validate_debug_ssh_console(self):
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.SSHTimeout,
                           self.conn.validate_authentication)
-        msg = 'Caller: %s. Timeout trying to ssh to server %s' % (
-            'TestRemoteClientWithBrokenServer:test_validate_debug_ssh_console',
-            self.server)
+        msg = 'Executing command on 127.0.0.1 failed.'
         self.assertIn(msg, self.log.output)
         msg = 'Could not get console_log for server %s' % self.server['id']
         self.assertIn(msg, self.log.output)
@@ -215,10 +209,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.SSHTimeout,
                           self.conn.exec_command, 'fake command')
         self.assertIn('fake command', self.log.output)
-        caller = ":".join(['TestRemoteClientWithBrokenServer',
-                           'test_exec_command_debug_ssh_console'])
-        msg = 'Caller: %s. Timeout trying to ssh to server %s' % (
-            caller, self.server)
+        msg = 'Executing command on 127.0.0.1 failed.'
         self.assertIn(msg, self.log.output)
         msg = 'Could not get console_log for server %s' % self.server['id']
         self.assertIn(msg, self.log.output)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
index df23e63..c41f178 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 from unittest import mock
 
+import fixtures
+
 from tempest.lib.common import ssh
 from tempest.lib.common.utils.linux import remote_client
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
@@ -29,6 +31,12 @@
 
 class TestRemoteClient(base.TestCase):
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestRemoteClient, self).setUp()
+        self.log = self.useFixture(fixtures.FakeLogger(
+            name='tempest.lib.common.utils.linux.remote_client',
+            level='DEBUG'))
+
     @mock.patch.object(ssh.Client, 'exec_command', return_value='success')
     def test_exec_command(self, mock_ssh_exec_command):
         client = remote_client.RemoteClient('192.168.1.10', 'username')
@@ -50,9 +58,8 @@
         client = remote_client.RemoteClient('192.168.1.10', 'username',
                                             server=server)
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.SSHTimeout, client.exec_command, 'ls')
-        mock_debug.assert_called_with(
-            'Caller: %s. Timeout trying to ssh to server %s',
-            'TestRemoteClient:test_debug_ssh_without_console', server)
+        msg = 'Executing command on 192.168.1.10 failed.'
+        self.assertIn(msg, self.log.output)
 
     @mock.patch.object(remote_client.LOG, 'debug')
     @mock.patch.object(ssh.Client, 'exec_command')