diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
index a2e58c9..bebc6ca 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@
 
     def tearDown(self):
         """Terminate test instances created after a test is executed."""
-        self.server_check_teardown()
         super(ImagesOneServerNegativeTestJSON, self).tearDown()
+        # NOTE(zhufl): Because server_check_teardown will raise Exception
+        # which will prevent other cleanup steps from being executed, so
+        # server_check_teardown should be called after super's tearDown.
+        self.server_check_teardown()
 
     def setUp(self):
         # NOTE(afazekas): Normally we use the same server with all test cases,
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py
index 1dfd0f9..6b13078 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py
@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@
         self._websocket = None
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        self.server_check_teardown()
         super(NoVNCConsoleTestJSON, self).tearDown()
         if self._websocket is not None:
             self._websocket.close()
+        # NOTE(zhufl): Because server_check_teardown will raise Exception
+        # which will prevent other cleanup steps from being executed, so
+        # server_check_teardown should be called after super's tearDown.
+        self.server_check_teardown()
 
     @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index 350e8ba..c4af833 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@
                 self.server_id, validatable=True)
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        self.server_check_teardown()
         super(ServerActionsTestJSON, self).tearDown()
+        # NOTE(zhufl): Because server_check_teardown will raise Exception
+        # which will prevent other cleanup steps from being executed, so
+        # server_check_teardown should be called after super's tearDown.
+        self.server_check_teardown()
 
     @classmethod
     def setup_credentials(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py
index e944c28..0c1c05c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@
             self.__class__.server_id = self.recreate_server(self.server_id)
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        self.server_check_teardown()
         super(ServersNegativeTestJSON, self).tearDown()
+        # NOTE(zhufl): Because server_check_teardown will raise Exception
+        # which will prevent other cleanup steps from being executed, so
+        # server_check_teardown should be called after super's tearDown.
+        self.server_check_teardown()
 
     @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):