diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index 7c551155e9..4fdf6a4b8e 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ 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_nic_ip_addresses(self, nic_name, ip_version=None):
+        cmd = "ip "
+        if ip_version:
+            cmd += "-%s " % ip_version
+        cmd += "-o addr | awk '/%s/ {print $4}'" % nic_name
+        ip_addresses = self.exec_command(cmd)
+        LOG.debug('(get_nic_ip_address): Command result: %s', ip_addresses)
+        return ip_addresses.strip().split()
+
     def _get_dns_servers(self):
         cmd = 'cat /etc/resolv.conf'
         resolve_file = self.exec_command(cmd).strip().split('\n')
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index cbe8c2080d..cbe4122151 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -897,10 +897,17 @@ class TestNetworkBasicOps(manager.NetworkScenarioTest):
         self.check_remote_connectivity(ssh_client, dest=peer_address,
                                        nic=spoof_nic, should_succeed=True)
         # Set a mac address by making nic down temporary
+        spoof_ip_addresses = ssh_client.get_nic_ip_addresses(spoof_nic)
         cmd = ("sudo ip link set {nic} down;"
                "sudo ip link set dev {nic} address {mac};"
-               "sudo ip link set {nic} up").format(nic=spoof_nic,
-                                                   mac=spoof_mac)
+               "sudo ip link set {nic} up;"
+               "sudo ip address flush dev {nic};").format(nic=spoof_nic,
+                                                          mac=spoof_mac)
+        for ip_address in spoof_ip_addresses:
+            cmd += (
+                "sudo ip addr add {ip_address} dev {nic};"
+            ).format(ip_address=ip_address, nic=spoof_nic)
+
         ssh_client.exec_command(cmd)
 
         new_mac = ssh_client.get_mac_address(nic=spoof_nic)