diff --git a/tests/roles/development_environment/defaults/main.yaml b/tests/roles/development_environment/defaults/main.yaml
index 83f65d456..3775bce01 100644
--- a/tests/roles/development_environment/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/tests/roles/development_environment/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ prelaunch_test_instance: true
 prelaunch_test_instance_script: pre_launch.bash
 edpm_privatekey_path: ~/install_yamls/out/edpm/ansibleee-ssh-key-id_rsa
 run_pre_adoption_validation: true
+os_cloud_name: standalone
diff --git a/tests/roles/development_environment/tasks/main.yaml b/tests/roles/development_environment/tasks/main.yaml
index b226c218c..21a53904a 100644
--- a/tests/roles/development_environment/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tests/roles/development_environment/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
     EDPM_PRIVATEKEY_PATH: "{{ edpm_privatekey_path }}"
   ansible.builtin.shell:
     cmd: |
-      alias openstack="ssh -i {{ edpm_privatekey_path }} root@{{ edpm_node_ip }} OS_CLOUD=standalone openstack"
+      alias openstack="ssh -i {{ edpm_privatekey_path }} root@{{ standalone_ip | default(edpm_node_ip) }} OS_CLOUD={{ os_cloud_name }} openstack"
       {{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', prelaunch_test_instance_script) }}