diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_advanced_server_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_advanced_server_ops.py
index 8f27a5d..3390aff 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_advanced_server_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_advanced_server_ops.py
@@ -50,14 +50,12 @@
         cls.set_network_resources()
         super(TestNetworkAdvancedServerOps, cls).setup_credentials()
 
-    def _setup_network_and_servers(self):
-        keypair = self.create_keypair()
+    def _setup_server(self, keypair):
         security_groups = []
         if test.is_extension_enabled('security-group', 'network'):
             security_group = self._create_security_group()
             security_groups = [{'name': security_group['name']}]
         network, subnet, router = self.create_networks()
-        public_network_id = CONF.network.public_network_id
         server_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + '-server')
         server = self.create_server(
             name=server_name,
@@ -65,13 +63,17 @@
             key_name=keypair['name'],
             security_groups=security_groups,
             wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        return server
+
+    def _setup_network(self, server, keypair):
+        public_network_id = CONF.network.public_network_id
         floating_ip = self.create_floating_ip(server, public_network_id)
         # Verify that we can indeed connect to the server before we mess with
         # it's state
         self._wait_server_status_and_check_network_connectivity(
             server, keypair, floating_ip)
 
-        return server, keypair, floating_ip
+        return floating_ip
 
     def _check_network_connectivity(self, server, keypair, floating_ip,
                                     should_connect=True):
@@ -99,7 +101,9 @@
     @test.stresstest(class_setup_per='process')
     @test.services('compute', 'network')
     def test_server_connectivity_stop_start(self):
-        server, keypair, floating_ip = self._setup_network_and_servers()
+        keypair = self.create_keypair()
+        server = self._setup_server(keypair)
+        floating_ip = self._setup_network(server, keypair)
         self.servers_client.stop_server(server['id'])
         waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.servers_client, server['id'],
                                        'SHUTOFF')
@@ -112,7 +116,9 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('7b6860c2-afa3-4846-9522-adeb38dfbe08')
     @test.services('compute', 'network')
     def test_server_connectivity_reboot(self):
-        server, keypair, floating_ip = self._setup_network_and_servers()
+        keypair = self.create_keypair()
+        server = self._setup_server(keypair)
+        floating_ip = self._setup_network(server, keypair)
         self.servers_client.reboot_server(server['id'], type='SOFT')
         self._wait_server_status_and_check_network_connectivity(
             server, keypair, floating_ip)
@@ -120,7 +126,9 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('88a529c2-1daa-4c85-9aec-d541ba3eb699')
     @test.services('compute', 'network')
     def test_server_connectivity_rebuild(self):
-        server, keypair, floating_ip = self._setup_network_and_servers()
+        keypair = self.create_keypair()
+        server = self._setup_server(keypair)
+        floating_ip = self._setup_network(server, keypair)
         image_ref_alt = CONF.compute.image_ref_alt
         self.servers_client.rebuild_server(server['id'],
                                            image_ref=image_ref_alt)
@@ -132,7 +140,9 @@
                           'Pause is not available.')
     @test.services('compute', 'network')
     def test_server_connectivity_pause_unpause(self):
-        server, keypair, floating_ip = self._setup_network_and_servers()
+        keypair = self.create_keypair()
+        server = self._setup_server(keypair)
+        floating_ip = self._setup_network(server, keypair)
         self.servers_client.pause_server(server['id'])
         waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.servers_client, server['id'],
                                        'PAUSED')
@@ -147,7 +157,9 @@
                           'Suspend is not available.')
     @test.services('compute', 'network')
     def test_server_connectivity_suspend_resume(self):
-        server, keypair, floating_ip = self._setup_network_and_servers()
+        keypair = self.create_keypair()
+        server = self._setup_server(keypair)
+        floating_ip = self._setup_network(server, keypair)
         self.servers_client.suspend_server(server['id'])
         waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.servers_client, server['id'],
                                        'SUSPENDED')
@@ -166,7 +178,9 @@
         if resize_flavor == CONF.compute.flavor_ref:
             msg = "Skipping test - flavor_ref and flavor_ref_alt are identical"
             raise self.skipException(msg)
-        server, keypair, floating_ip = self._setup_network_and_servers()
+        keypair = self.create_keypair()
+        server = self._setup_server(keypair)
+        floating_ip = self._setup_network(server, keypair)
         self.servers_client.resize_server(server['id'],
                                           flavor_ref=resize_flavor)
         waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.servers_client, server['id'],