diff --git a/qemu/tests/cfg/system_reset_bootable.cfg b/qemu/tests/cfg/system_reset_bootable.cfg
index 9d6966713df5997d2930c531b5326741a9fe4a42..8cef2f8da11ec11af7428edba63cb1d90fe8613b 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/cfg/system_reset_bootable.cfg
+++ b/qemu/tests/cfg/system_reset_bootable.cfg
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
     reset_times = 20
     wait_time_for_reset = 120
     kill_vm_on_error = yes
+    start_vm = no
diff --git a/qemu/tests/cfg/system_reset_during_boot.cfg b/qemu/tests/cfg/system_reset_during_boot.cfg
index df0d8dce565c47a843ebba8122ed534adeecc2a9..55551f1227957374a87e1eae1247f5e5e1394657 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/cfg/system_reset_during_boot.cfg
+++ b/qemu/tests/cfg/system_reset_during_boot.cfg
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
     reset_during_boot = yes
     fixed_interval = no
     image_verify_bootable = no
+    start_vm = no
diff --git a/qemu/tests/system_reset_bootable.py b/qemu/tests/system_reset_bootable.py
index 077ed6f9089ad6201fc35319a9f4a581b1eb6efb..b47bd2bc04eb0ac813d29c3b6c321dbe7ffa446a 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/system_reset_bootable.py
+++ b/qemu/tests/system_reset_bootable.py
@@ -18,21 +18,23 @@ def run_system_reset_bootable(test, params, env):
     @param env: Dictionary with test environment.
     """
     vm = env.get_vm(params["main_vm"])
-    vm.verify_alive()
     timeout = float(params.get("login_timeout", 240))
-    reset_times = int(params.get("reset_times",20))
-    interval = int(params.get("reset_interval",10))
-    wait_time = int(params.get("wait_time_for_reset",60))
+    reset_times = int(params.get("reset_times", 20))
+    interval = int(params.get("reset_interval", 10))
+    wait_time = int(params.get("wait_time_for_reset", 60))
 
     if params.get("get_boot_time") == "yes":
         error.context("Check guest boot up time", logging.info)
+        vm.create()
         vm.wait_for_login(timeout=timeout)
         bootup_time = time.time() - vm.start_time
         if params.get("reset_during_boot") == "yes":
             interval = int(bootup_time)
             wait_time = random.randint(0, int(bootup_time))
         vm.destroy()
-        vm.create()
+
+    error.context("Boot the guest", logging.info)
+    vm.create()
 
     logging.info("Wait for %d seconds before reset" % wait_time)
     time.sleep(wait_time)