diff --git a/functest/common/sanity_test.py b/functest/common/sanity_test.py
index 8e5b43a..a1b0b08 100644
--- a/functest/common/sanity_test.py
+++ b/functest/common/sanity_test.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def test_create_security_group(self):
 
 
     def test_delete_subnet(self):
+        self.jclient.compute.describe_instances()
         if self.__class__.subnetId :
             time.sleep(5)
             resp = self.jclient.vpc.delete_subnet(subnet_id=self.subnetId)