diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index b68a879a01..5d6e129d87 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class RemoteClient(remote_client.RemoteClient):
         LOG.debug('(get_nic_name_by_ip) Command result: %s', nic)
         return nic.strip().strip(":").split('@')[0].lower()
 
-    def get_dns_servers(self):
+    def _get_dns_servers(self):
         cmd = 'cat /etc/resolv.conf'
         resolve_file = self.exec_command(cmd).strip().split('\n')
         entries = (l.split() for l in resolve_file)
@@ -116,6 +116,19 @@ class RemoteClient(remote_client.RemoteClient):
                        if len(l) and l[0] == 'nameserver']
         return dns_servers
 
+    def get_dns_servers(self, timeout=5):
+        start_time = int(time.time())
+        dns_servers = []
+        while True:
+            dns_servers = self._get_dns_servers()
+            if dns_servers:
+                break
+            LOG.debug("DNS Servers list empty.")
+            if int(time.time()) - start_time >= timeout:
+                LOG.debug("DNS Servers list empty after %s.", timeout)
+                break
+        return dns_servers
+
     def _renew_lease_udhcpc(self, fixed_ip=None):
         """Renews DHCP lease via udhcpc client. """
         file_path = '/var/run/udhcpc.'