diff --git a/trove/tests/scenario/runners/cluster_actions_runners.py b/trove/tests/scenario/runners/cluster_actions_runners.py
index ad863870ed..2a2f075976 100644
--- a/trove/tests/scenario/runners/cluster_actions_runners.py
+++ b/trove/tests/scenario/runners/cluster_actions_runners.py
@@ -168,13 +168,12 @@ class ClusterActionsRunner(TestRunner):
                 instance['id'])
             self.assert_true(root_enabled_test.rootEnabled)
 
-        for ip in cluster.ip:
-            self.report.log("Pinging cluster as superuser via node: %s" % ip)
+        for ipv4 in self.extract_ipv4s(cluster.ip):
+            self.report.log("Pinging cluster as superuser via node: %s" % ipv4)
             ping_response = self.test_helper.ping(
-                ip,
+                ipv4,
                 username=self.current_root_creds[0],
-                password=self.current_root_creds[1]
-            )
+                password=self.current_root_creds[1])
             self.assert_true(ping_response)
 
     def run_add_initial_cluster_data(self, data_type=DataType.tiny):
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ class ClusterActionsRunner(TestRunner):
 
     def assert_add_cluster_data(self, data_type, cluster_id):
         cluster = self.auth_client.clusters.get(cluster_id)
-        self.test_helper.add_data(data_type, cluster.ip[0])
+        self.test_helper.add_data(data_type, self.extract_ipv4s(cluster.ip)[0])
 
     def run_verify_initial_cluster_data(self, data_type=DataType.tiny):
         self.assert_verify_cluster_data(data_type, self.cluster_id)
@@ -195,9 +194,9 @@ class ClusterActionsRunner(TestRunner):
 
     def assert_verify_cluster_data(self, data_type, cluster_id):
         cluster = self.auth_client.clusters.get(cluster_id)
-        for ip in cluster.ip:
-            self.report.log("Verifying cluster data via node: %s" % ip)
-            self.test_helper.verify_data(data_type, ip)
+        for ipv4 in self.extract_ipv4s(cluster.ip):
+            self.report.log("Verifying cluster data via node: %s" % ipv4)
+            self.test_helper.verify_data(data_type, ipv4)
 
     def run_remove_initial_cluster_data(self, data_type=DataType.tiny):
         self.assert_remove_cluster_data(data_type, self.cluster_id)
@@ -207,7 +206,8 @@ class ClusterActionsRunner(TestRunner):
 
     def assert_remove_cluster_data(self, data_type, cluster_id):
         cluster = self.auth_client.clusters.get(cluster_id)
-        self.test_helper.remove_data(data_type, cluster.ip[0])
+        self.test_helper.remove_data(
+            data_type, self.extract_ipv4s(cluster.ip)[0])
 
     def run_cluster_grow(self, expected_task_name='GROWING_CLUSTER',
                          expected_http_code=202):
diff --git a/trove/tests/scenario/runners/replication_runners.py b/trove/tests/scenario/runners/replication_runners.py
index 2d40232116..b6a178eada 100644
--- a/trove/tests/scenario/runners/replication_runners.py
+++ b/trove/tests/scenario/runners/replication_runners.py
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ class ReplicationRunner(TestRunner):
     def assert_verify_replica_data(self, master_id, data_type):
         replica_ids = self._get_replica_set(master_id)
         for replica_id in replica_ids:
-            replica_instance = self.get_instance(replica_id)
-            host = str(replica_instance._info['ip'][0])
+            host = self.get_instance_host(replica_id)
             self.report.log("Checking data on host %s" % host)
             self.assert_verify_replication_data(data_type, host)
 
diff --git a/trove/tests/scenario/runners/test_runners.py b/trove/tests/scenario/runners/test_runners.py
index ebf1ecb469..3b610c3ddb 100644
--- a/trove/tests/scenario/runners/test_runners.py
+++ b/trove/tests/scenario/runners/test_runners.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import datetime
+import netaddr
 import os
 import proboscis
 import time as timer
@@ -628,10 +629,16 @@ class TestRunner(object):
         client = client or self.auth_client
         return client.instances.get(instance_id)
 
+    def extract_ipv4s(self, ips):
+        ipv4s = [str(ip) for ip in ips if netaddr.valid_ipv4(ip)]
+        if not ipv4s:
+            self.fail("No IPV4 ip found")
+        return ipv4s
+
     def get_instance_host(self, instance_id=None):
         instance_id = instance_id or self.instance_info.id
         instance = self.get_instance(instance_id)
-        host = str(instance._info['ip'][0])
+        host = self.extract_ipv4s(instance._info['ip'])[0]
         self.report.log("Found host %s for instance %s." % (host, instance_id))
         return host