diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index 29fb493..81bb55d 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
                                      channel_timeout=ssh_channel_timeout)
 
     def exec_command(self, cmd):
+        # Shell options below add more clearness on failures,
+        # path is extended for some non-cirros guest oses (centos7)
+        cmd = "set -eu -o pipefail; PATH=$PATH:/sbin; " + cmd
         return self.ssh_client.exec_command(cmd)
 
     def validate_authentication(self):
@@ -95,26 +98,26 @@
         return self.exec_command(cmd)
 
     def get_mac_address(self):
-        cmd = "/bin/ip addr | awk '/ether/ {print $2}'"
+        cmd = "ip addr | awk '/ether/ {print $2}'"
         return self.exec_command(cmd)
 
     def get_nic_name(self, address):
-        cmd = "/bin/ip -o addr | awk '/%s/ {print $2}'" % address
+        cmd = "ip -o addr | awk '/%s/ {print $2}'" % address
         return self.exec_command(cmd)
 
     def get_ip_list(self):
-        cmd = "/bin/ip address"
+        cmd = "ip address"
         return self.exec_command(cmd)
 
     def assign_static_ip(self, nic, addr):
-        cmd = "sudo /bin/ip addr add {ip}/{mask} dev {nic}".format(
+        cmd = "sudo ip addr add {ip}/{mask} dev {nic}".format(
             ip=addr, mask=CONF.network.tenant_network_mask_bits,
             nic=nic
         )
         return self.exec_command(cmd)
 
     def turn_nic_on(self, nic):
-        cmd = "sudo /bin/ip link set {nic} up".format(nic=nic)
+        cmd = "sudo ip link set {nic} up".format(nic=nic)
         return self.exec_command(cmd)
 
     def get_pids(self, pr_name):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
index d6377e6..3506856 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     # the information using gnu/linux tools.
 
     def _assert_exec_called_with(self, cmd):
+        cmd = "set -eu -o pipefail; PATH=$PATH:/sbin; " + cmd
         self.ssh_mock.mock.exec_command.assert_called_with(cmd)
 
     def test_get_number_of_vcpus(self):
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@
 
         self.assertEqual(self.conn.get_mac_address(), macs)
         self._assert_exec_called_with(
-            "/bin/ip addr | awk '/ether/ {print $2}'")
+            "ip addr | awk '/ether/ {print $2}'")
 
     def test_get_ip_list(self):
         ips = """1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever"""
         self.ssh_mock.mock.exec_command.return_value = ips
         self.assertEqual(self.conn.get_ip_list(), ips)
-        self._assert_exec_called_with('/bin/ip address')
+        self._assert_exec_called_with('ip address')
 
     def test_assign_static_ip(self):
         self.ssh_mock.mock.exec_command.return_value = ''
@@ -144,9 +145,10 @@
         nic = 'eth0'
         self.assertEqual(self.conn.assign_static_ip(nic, ip), '')
         self._assert_exec_called_with(
-            "sudo /bin/ip addr add %s/%s dev %s" % (ip, '28', nic))
+            "sudo ip addr add %s/%s dev %s" % (ip, '28', nic))
 
     def test_turn_nic_on(self):
         nic = 'eth0'
         self.conn.turn_nic_on(nic)
-        self._assert_exec_called_with('sudo /bin/ip link set %s up' % nic)
+        self._assert_exec_called_with(
+            'sudo ip link set %s up' % nic)