diff --git a/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCvirNetNB/FUNCvirNetNB.py b/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCvirNetNB/FUNCvirNetNB.py
index 9545a4e..81eb698 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCvirNetNB/FUNCvirNetNB.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/FUNC/FUNCvirNetNB/FUNCvirNetNB.py
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@
                                 onfail="ONOS install failed" )
         time.sleep( main.startUpSleep )
 
+        main.step( "Set up ONOS secure SSH" )
+        secureSshResult = main.ONOSbench.onosSecureSSH( node=main.nodes[0].ip_address )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=secureSshResult,
+                                 onpass="Test step PASS",
+                                 onfail="Test step FAIL" )
+
         main.step( "Checking if ONOS is up yet" )
 
         for i in range( 2 ):
@@ -155,12 +161,6 @@
                      onfail="ONOS startup failed" )
         time.sleep( main.startUpSleep )
 
-        main.step( "Set up ONOS secure SSH" )
-        secureSshResult = main.ONOSbench.onosSecureSSH( node=main.nodes[0].ip_address )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=secureSshResult,
-                                 onpass="Test step PASS",
-                                 onfail="Test step FAIL" )
-
         main.step( "Starting ONOS CLI sessions" )
 
         print main.nodes[0].ip_address