diff --git a/src/test/utils/SSHTestAgent.py b/src/test/utils/SSHTestAgent.py
index e5930bf..e9022af 100644
--- a/src/test/utils/SSHTestAgent.py
+++ b/src/test/utils/SSHTestAgent.py
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@
 
         channel = self.client.get_transport().open_session()
         channel.exec_command(cmd)
+        status_ready = False
         if channel.exit_status_ready():
             status = channel.recv_exit_status()
+            status_ready = True
         else:
             status = 0
         output = None
@@ -49,6 +51,9 @@
                     output += data
                 else:
                     break
+        if status_ready is False:
+            status = channel.recv_exit_status()
+            st = status == 0
         time.sleep(0.1)
         channel.close()
         self.client.close()
diff --git a/src/test/utils/VSGAccess.py b/src/test/utils/VSGAccess.py
index cb47805..392ebde 100644
--- a/src/test/utils/VSGAccess.py
+++ b/src/test/utils/VSGAccess.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 
     def get_health(self):
         if self.ip is None:
-            return False
+            return True
         cmd = 'ping -c 1 {}'.format(self.ip)
         st, _ = self.run_cmd_compute(cmd)
         return st