diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/logrotate.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/logrotate.py
index 6ad980cb6a..7cb43d98c5 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/logrotate.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/logrotate.py
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ class LogrotateTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        cls.tc.target.run('cp /etc/logrotate.d/wtmp $HOME/wtmp.oeqabak')
+        cls.tc.target.run('cp /etc/logrotate.d/wtmp $HOME/wtmp.oeqabak',
+                          ignore_ssh_fails=True)
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        cls.tc.target.run('mv -f $HOME/wtmp.oeqabak /etc/logrotate.d/wtmp && rm -rf /var/log//logrotate_dir')
-        cls.tc.target.run('rm -rf /var/log/logrotate_testfile && rm -rf /etc/logrotate.d/logrotate_testfile')
+        cls.tc.target.run('mv -f $HOME/wtmp.oeqabak /etc/logrotate.d/wtmp && rm -rf /var/log//logrotate_dir', ignore_ssh_fails=True)
+        cls.tc.target.run('rm -rf /var/log/logrotate_testfile && rm -rf /etc/logrotate.d/logrotate_testfile', ignore_ssh_fails=True)
 
     @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
     @OEHasPackage(['logrotate'])
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/weston.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/weston.py
index ee4d336482..e2cecffe83 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/weston.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/weston.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class WestonTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        cls.tc.target.run('rm %s' % cls.weston_log_file)
+        cls.tc.target.run('rm %s' % cls.weston_log_file, ignore_ssh_fails=True)
 
     @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
     @OEHasPackage(['weston'])