diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/ironic.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/ironic.yaml
index 9b92c31247..d8ace153aa 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/ironic.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/ironic.yaml
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@
       - ironic-tempest-plugin
       - devstack-virtual-ironic:
           build-ramdisk: '{src}'
-          deploy_driver: agent_ssh
+          deploy_driver: agent_ipmitool
           image-type: wholedisk
           branch-override: '{branch-override}'
           bm-vm-count: 1
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@
       - ironic-tempest-plugin
       - devstack-virtual-ironic:
           build-ramdisk: ''
-          deploy_driver: agent_ssh
+          deploy_driver: agent_ipmitool
           image-type: wholedisk
           branch-override: '{branch-override}'
           bm-vm-count: 1
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@
       - ironic-tempest-plugin
       - devstack-virtual-ironic:
           build-ramdisk: ''
-          deploy_driver: agent_ssh
+          deploy_driver: agent_ipmitool
           image-type: wholedisk
           branch-override: '{branch-override}'
           bm-vm-count: 1