diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-remoteclient-default-ssh-shell-prologue-33e99343d086f601.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-remoteclient-default-ssh-shell-prologue-33e99343d086f601.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5063fd58e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-remoteclient-default-ssh-shell-prologue-33e99343d086f601.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fix RemoteClient default ssh_shell_prologue: Bug#1707478
+
+    The default ssh_shell_proloque has been modified from
+    specifying erroneous PATH=$$PATH:/sbin to PATH=$PATH:/sbin.
diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/lib/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index aef2ff35b5..cd4092bf8a 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class RemoteClient(object):
     def __init__(self, ip_address, username, password=None, pkey=None,
                  server=None, servers_client=None, ssh_timeout=300,
                  connect_timeout=60, console_output_enabled=True,
-                 ssh_shell_prologue="set -eu -o pipefail; PATH=$$PATH:/sbin;",
+                 ssh_shell_prologue="set -eu -o pipefail; PATH=$PATH:/sbin;",
                  ping_count=1, ping_size=56):
         """Executes commands in a VM over ssh
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
index cf312f4f26..7a21a5fa1f 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TestRemoteClient(base.TestCase):
         client = remote_client.RemoteClient('192.168.1.10', 'username')
         client.exec_command('ls')
         mock_ssh_exec_command.assert_called_once_with(
-            'set -eu -o pipefail; PATH=$$PATH:/sbin; ls')
+            'set -eu -o pipefail; PATH=$PATH:/sbin; ls')
 
     @mock.patch.object(ssh.Client, 'test_connection_auth')
     def test_validate_authentication(self, mock_test_connection_auth):