diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 12b26b75b872..93b4c4066953 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -7063,6 +7063,21 @@ def factory(namespace=None):
                 "access_mode": constants.ACCESS_MODE_RWX,
                 "sc_name": sc_obj_def_compr.name,
             },
+            {
+                "volume_interface": "PVC",
+                "access_mode": constants.ACCESS_MODE_RWX,
+                "sc_name": sc_obj_aggressive.name,
+            },
+            {
+                "volume_interface": "DVT",
+                "access_mode": constants.ACCESS_MODE_RWX,
+                "sc_name": sc_obj_def_compr.name,
+            },
+            {
+                "volume_interface": "DVT",
+                "access_mode": constants.ACCESS_MODE_RWX,
+                "sc_name": sc_obj_aggressive.name,
+            },
         ]
 
         # Create ceph-csi-kms-token in the tenant namespace
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_vms.py b/tests/functional/test_vms.py
index efe7011044a6..728d93171622 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_vms.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_vms.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import pytest
 from ocs_ci.framework.testlib import E2ETest
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -7,20 +8,25 @@
 class TestCNVVM(E2ETest):
     """
     Includes tests related to CNV workloads on MDR environment.
-    """
 
-    def test_cnv_vms(self, multi_cnv_workload, project_factory):
-        """
-        Tests to verify configuration for non-GS like environment
+    """
 
-        """
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+    def setup(self, project_factory, multi_cnv_workload):
 
         # Create a project
         proj_obj = project_factory()
+        self.vm_objs = multi_cnv_workload(namespace=proj_obj.namespace)
 
-        vm_objs = multi_cnv_workload(namespace=proj_obj.namespace)
+        logger.info("All vms created successfully")
+
+    def test_cnv_vms(self, setup):
+        """
+        Tests to verify configuration for non-GS like environment
+
+        """
 
-        logger.info(f"All vm object: {vm_objs}")
+        logger.info("PASS")
 
         # 1. if os os windows then check rxbounce enabled in sc yaml
         # 2. verify replication is 3 for all vms