diff --git a/features/base/test/test_metadata_connection.py b/features/base/test/test_metadata_connection.py
index dae781317..554e257b7 100644
--- a/features/base/test/test_metadata_connection.py
+++ b/features/base/test/test_metadata_connection.py
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 import pytest
 from helper.sshclient import RemoteClient
 
+def test_metadata_connection(client, non_aws, non_azure, non_ali, non_chroot, non_kvm):
+    metadata_host = "169.254.169.254"
+    (exit_code, output, error) = client.execute_command(
+        f"wget --timeout 5  'http://{metadata_host}/'"
+    )
+    assert exit_code == 0, f"no {error=} expected"
+    assert f"Connecting to {metadata_host}:80... connected." in error
+    assert "200 OK" in error
 
-def test_metadata_connection(client, non_azure, non_ali, non_chroot, non_kvm):
+def test_metadata_connection_aws(client, aws):
     metadata_host = "169.254.169.254"
     # request the IMDSv2 token to allow access to the metadata_host on AWS.
     (exit_code, token, error) = client.execute_command(