1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_service_ssh.py b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_service_ssh.py
index c76f709b1..ded4d8301 100755
--- a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_service_ssh.py
+++ b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_service_ssh.py
@@ -41,10 +41,13 @@ def get_config_value(key):
     return tmp
 
 class TestServiceSSH(VyOSUnitTestSHIM.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(cls, cls).setUpClass()
+
         # ensure we can also run this test on a live system - so lets clean
         # out the current configuration :)
-        self.cli_delete(base_path)
+        cls.cli_delete(cls, base_path)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         # delete testing SSH config