diff --git a/tests/functional/nfs_feature/test_nfs_feature_enable_for_ODF_clusters.py b/tests/functional/nfs_feature/test_nfs_feature_enable_for_ODF_clusters.py
index 37d52f91ea0b..60d2312e935e 100644
--- a/tests/functional/nfs_feature/test_nfs_feature_enable_for_ODF_clusters.py
+++ b/tests/functional/nfs_feature/test_nfs_feature_enable_for_ODF_clusters.py
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ def setup_teardown(self, request):
         6:- Delete ocs nfs Service
 
         """
-        self.__nfs_client_connection = None
         self = request.node.cls
         log.info("-----Setup-----")
         self.namespace = "openshift-storage"
@@ -207,7 +206,9 @@ def con(self):
             or not self.__nfs_client_connection
         ):
             try:
-                self.__nfs_client_connection = self.get_nfs_client_connection()
+                self.__nfs_client_connection = self.get_nfs_client_connection(
+                    re_try=False
+                )
             except (TimeoutError, socket.gaierror):
                 nfs_client_vm_cloud = config.ENV_DATA.get("nfs_client_vm_cloud")
                 nfs_client_vm_name = config.ENV_DATA.get("nfs_client_vm_name")
@@ -218,17 +219,22 @@ def con(self):
                 self.__nfs_client_connection = self.get_nfs_client_connection()
         return self.__nfs_client_connection
 
-    @retry((TimeoutError, socket.gaierror), tries=10, delay=60, backoff=1)
-    def get_nfs_client_connection(self):
+    def get_nfs_client_connection(self, re_try=True):
         """
         Create connection to NFS Client VM.
         """
-        log.info("Login to test vm")
-        return Connection(
-            self.nfs_client_ip,
-            self.nfs_client_user,
-            private_key=self.nfs_client_private_key,
-        )
+        log.info("Connecting to nfs client test VM")
+        tries = 3 if re_try else 1
+
+        @retry((TimeoutError, socket.gaierror), tries=tries, delay=60, backoff=1)
+        def __make_connection():
+            return Connection(
+                self.nfs_client_ip,
+                self.nfs_client_user,
+                private_key=self.nfs_client_private_key,
+            )
+
+        return __make_connection()
 
     @tier1
     @polarion_id("OCS-4269")