diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/test_quotas.py b/tempest/api/compute/test_quotas.py
index 5fe0e3b..33f681b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/test_quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/test_quotas.py
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import testtools
+
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common import tempest_fixtures as fixtures
 from tempest.common import utils
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class QuotasTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
     """Test compute quotas"""
@@ -84,6 +89,8 @@
         for quota in expected_quota_set:
             self.assertIn(quota, quota_set.keys())
 
+    @testtools.skipIf(not CONF.auth.use_dynamic_credentials,
+                      'does not support static credentials')
     @decorators.idempotent_id('cd65d997-f7e4-4966-a7e9-d5001b674fdc')
     def test_compare_tenant_quotas_with_default_quotas(self):
         """Test tenants are created with the default compute quota values"""
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 39d6e38..39021d5 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -1066,7 +1066,6 @@
                                             private_key=private_key,
                                             server=server,
                                             username=username)
-        self.check_vm_connectivity(ip_address)
 
         if dev_name is not None:
             ssh_client.make_fs(dev_name, fs=fs)
@@ -1100,8 +1099,6 @@
                                             server=server,
                                             username=username)
 
-        self.check_vm_connectivity(ip_address)
-
         if dev_name is not None:
             ssh_client.mount(dev_name, mount_path)
         timestamp = ssh_client.exec_command('sudo cat %s/timestamp'