diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py
index 83f2d507..397b98b8 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ class ActiveStandbyIptablesScenarioTest(
         ssh_key = cls._get_amphora_ssh_key()
         linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(
             amp['lb_network_ip'], CONF.load_balancer.amphora_ssh_user,
-            pkey=ssh_key)
+            pkey=ssh_key,
+            ssh_key_type=CONF.validation.ssh_key_type)
         linux_client.validate_authentication()
 
         # Allow logging from non-init namespaces
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ class ActiveStandbyIptablesScenarioTest(
     def _has_vip_traffic(cls, ip_address, log_prefix):
         ssh_key = cls._get_amphora_ssh_key()
         linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(
-            ip_address, CONF.load_balancer.amphora_ssh_user, pkey=ssh_key)
+            ip_address, CONF.load_balancer.amphora_ssh_user, pkey=ssh_key,
+            ssh_key_type=CONF.validation.ssh_key_type)
         linux_client.validate_authentication()
 
         try:
diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/test_base.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/test_base.py
index b0bd643b..df544764 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/test_base.py
@@ -955,7 +955,8 @@ class LoadBalancerBaseTestWithCompute(LoadBalancerBaseTest):
         local_file = CONF.load_balancer.test_server_path
 
         linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(
-            ip_address, CONF.validation.image_ssh_user, pkey=ssh_key)
+            ip_address, CONF.validation.image_ssh_user, pkey=ssh_key,
+            ssh_key_type=CONF.validation.ssh_key_type)
         linux_client.validate_authentication()
 
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as key:
@@ -1010,7 +1011,8 @@ class LoadBalancerBaseTestWithCompute(LoadBalancerBaseTest):
     def _enable_ipv6_nic_webserver(cls, ip_address, ssh_key,
                                    ipv6_address, ipv6_prefix):
         linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(
-            ip_address, CONF.validation.image_ssh_user, pkey=ssh_key)
+            ip_address, CONF.validation.image_ssh_user, pkey=ssh_key,
+            ssh_key_type=CONF.validation.ssh_key_type)
         linux_client.validate_authentication()
 
         linux_client.exec_command('sudo ip address add {0}/{1} dev '