diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/hpe/test_hpe3par.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/hpe/test_hpe3par.py
index 3079dea5cc0..59e0b5bdd29 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/hpe/test_hpe3par.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/hpe/test_hpe3par.py
@@ -8945,6 +8945,7 @@ class TestHPE3PARISCSIDriver(HPE3PARBaseDriver):
         expected_get_ports = [mock.call.getPorts()]
         expected_primera = [
             mock.call.is_primera_array(),
+            mock.call.login(HPE3PAR_USER_NAME, HPE3PAR_USER_PASS),
             mock.call.getWsApiVersion()]
         mock_client.assert_has_calls(
             self.standard_login +
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_3par_iscsi.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_3par_iscsi.py
index 15cafd14b1a..24e48cb24e6 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_3par_iscsi.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_3par_iscsi.py
@@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ class HPE3PARISCSIDriver(hpebasedriver.HPE3PARDriverBase):
         4.0.6 - Allow iSCSI support for Primera 4.2 onwards
         4.0.7 - Use vlan iscsi ips. Bug #2015034
         4.0.8 - Add ipv6 support. Bug #2045411
+        4.0.9 - getWsApiVersion now requires login
 
     """
 
-    VERSION = "4.0.8"
+    VERSION = "4.0.9"
 
     # The name of the CI wiki page.
     CI_WIKI_NAME = "HPE_Storage_CI"
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ class HPE3PARISCSIDriver(hpebasedriver.HPE3PARDriverBase):
         client_obj = common.client
         is_primera = client_obj.is_primera_array()
         if is_primera:
+            common.client_login()
             api_version = client_obj.getWsApiVersion()
             array_version = api_version['build']
             LOG.debug("array version: %(version)s",