diff --git a/fuelweb_test/helpers/instance_initial_scenario b/fuelweb_test/helpers/instance_initial_scenario
index ea88f675b..5514fa70d 100644
--- a/fuelweb_test/helpers/instance_initial_scenario
+++ b/fuelweb_test/helpers/instance_initial_scenario
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ echo "Creating test file"
 touch /home/test_file
 
 echo "Creating volume mount script on instance"
-echo "#!/bin/sh\nsudo /usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4 /dev/vdb\nsudo mount /dev/vdb /mnt" | tee /home/mount_volume.sh
+echo -e '#!/bin/sh\nsudo /usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4 /dev/vdb | logger -t mount_volume.sh\nsudo mount -t ext4 /dev/vdb /mnt | logger -t mount_volume.sh\nmount | grep /mnt | logger -t mount_volume.sh' | tee /home/mount_volume.sh
 chmod 777 /home/mount_volume.sh
 
 echo -e "test\ntest" | passwd cirros
diff --git a/fuelweb_test/tests/test_ceph.py b/fuelweb_test/tests/test_ceph.py
index efc637aa0..33e549229 100644
--- a/fuelweb_test/tests/test_ceph.py
+++ b/fuelweb_test/tests/test_ceph.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import time
 
+import paramiko
 from pkg_resources import parse_version
 from proboscis.asserts import assert_true, assert_false, assert_equal
 from proboscis import SkipTest
@@ -655,7 +656,17 @@ class VmBackedWithCephMigrationBasic(TestBasic):
 
         wait(lambda: tcp_ping(floating_ip.ip, 22), timeout=120)
 
+        def ssh_ready(remote, ip, creds):
+            try:
+                os.execute_through_host(remote, ip, '/bin/true', creds)
+                return True
+            except paramiko.AuthenticationException:
+                logger.info("Authentication failed. Trying again in a minute.")
+                time.sleep(60)
+                return False
+
         with self.fuel_web.get_ssh_for_node("slave-01") as remote:
+            wait(lambda: ssh_ready(remote, floating_ip.ip, creds), timeout=300)
             md5before = os.get_md5sum(
                 "/home/test_file", remote, floating_ip.ip, creds)
 
@@ -743,6 +754,8 @@ class VmBackedWithCephMigrationBasic(TestBasic):
         logger.info("Create filesystem and mount volume")
 
         with self.fuel_web.get_ssh_for_node("slave-01") as remote:
+            wait(lambda: ssh_ready(remote, floating_ip.ip, creds), timeout=300)
+
             os.execute_through_host(
                 remote,
                 floating_ip.ip, 'sudo sh /home/mount_volume.sh', creds)