diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 7a0cc33b..939d6305 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ tempest_compute_snapshot_enabled: True
 tempest_compute_change_password: False
 tempest_network_tenant_network_cidr: "192.168.74.0/24"
 tempest_network_tenant_network_mask_bits: 28
-tempest_network_ping_gateway: True
+tempest_network_ping_gateway: False
 
 tempest_dashboard_url: "https://{{ external_lb_vip_address | default('127.0.0.1') }}/"
 
diff --git a/tasks/tempest_resources.yml b/tasks/tempest_resources.yml
index d099e3bf..f9d87bea 100644
--- a/tasks/tempest_resources.yml
+++ b/tasks/tempest_resources.yml
@@ -246,19 +246,6 @@
       when:
         - tempest_service_available_neutron | bool
 
-    - name: Ping router ip address
-      shell: |
-        set -e
-        ping -c2 "{{ router_ip }}"
-      register: _ping_router
-      until: _ping_router is success
-      retries: 5
-      delay: 10
-      when:
-        - tempest_service_available_neutron | bool
-        - router_admin_state|bool == true
-        - tempest_network_ping_gateway | bool
-
     - name: Create tempest flavors
       os_nova_flavor:
         cloud: "{{ tempest_cloud_name }}"
@@ -292,3 +279,15 @@
       set_fact:
         tempest_admin_tenant_id: "{{ ansible_facts.openstack_projects[0].id }}"
 
+- name: Ping router ip address
+  shell: |
+    set -e
+    ping -c2 "{{ router_ip }}"
+  register: _ping_router
+  until: _ping_router is success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 10
+  when:
+    - tempest_service_available_neutron | bool
+    - router_admin_state | bool
+    - tempest_network_ping_gateway | bool