diff --git a/test/integration/smoke/test_routers.py b/test/integration/smoke/test_routers.py
index d89acf93736..2e4553be35f 100644
--- a/test/integration/smoke/test_routers.py
+++ b/test/integration/smoke/test_routers.py
@@ -180,7 +180,18 @@ class TestRouterServices(cloudstackTestCase):
                             "Check list router response for router state"
                         )
 
-        result = get_process_status(
+   if self.apiclient.hypervisor.lower() == 'vmware':
+           result = get_process_status(
+                               self.apiclient.connection.mgtSvr,
+                               22,
+                           self.apiclient.connection.user,
+                           self.apiclient.connection.passwd,
+                           router.linklocalip,
+                           "service dnsmasq status",
+                               hypervisor=self.apiclient.hypervisor
+                           )
+   else:
+            result = get_process_status(
                                 host.ipaddress,
                                 self.services['virtual_machine']["publicport"],
                                 self.vm_1.username,
@@ -242,7 +253,18 @@ class TestRouterServices(cloudstackTestCase):
                             "Check list router response for router state"
                         )
 
-        result = get_process_status(
+   if self.apiclient.hypervisor.lower() == 'vmware':
+           result = get_process_status(
+                           self.apiclient.connection.mgtSvr,
+                               22,
+                           self.apiclient.connection.user,
+                           self.apiclient.connection.passwd,
+                           router.linklocalip,
+                           "service dnsmasq status",
+                               hypervisor=self.apiclient.hypervisor
+                           )
+   else:
+            result = get_process_status(
                                 host.ipaddress,
                                 self.services['virtual_machine']["publicport"],
                                 self.vm_1.username,
@@ -259,7 +281,18 @@ class TestRouterServices(cloudstackTestCase):
                             "Check dnsmasq service is running or not"
                         )
 
-        result = get_process_status(
+   if self.apiclient.hypervisor.lower() == 'vmware':
+           result = get_process_status(
+                               self.apiclient.connection.mgtSvr,
+                           22,
+                           self.apiclient.connection.user,
+                           self.apiclient.connection.passwd,
+                           router.linklocalip,
+                           "service haproxy status",
+                           hypervisor=self.apiclient.hypervisor
+                           )
+   else:
+            result = get_process_status(
                                 host.ipaddress,
                                 self.services['virtual_machine']["publicport"],
                                 self.vm_1.username,
@@ -423,7 +456,18 @@ class TestRouterServices(cloudstackTestCase):
                         )
         host = hosts[0]
 
-        res = get_process_status(
+   if self.apiclient.hypervisor.lower() == 'vmware':
+           res = get_process_status(
+                           self.apiclient.connection.mgtSvr,
+                           22,
+                           self.apiclient.connection.user,
+                           self.apiclient.connection.passwd,
+                           router.linklocalip,
+                           "uptime",
+                           hypervisor=self.apiclient.hypervisor
+                           )
+   else:
+            res = get_process_status(
                                 host.ipaddress,
                                 self.services['virtual_machine']["publicport"],
                                 self.vm_1.username,