diff --git a/tests/utils.go b/tests/utils.go
index 3f7bd64a1748..85653be8a4c2 100644
--- a/tests/utils.go
+++ b/tests/utils.go
@@ -592,6 +592,11 @@ func CreateHostPathPvWithSize(osName string, hostPath string, size string) {
 	hostPathType := k8sv1.HostPathDirectoryOrCreate
 
 	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s-disk-for-tests", osName)
+
+	nodes := GetAllSchedulableNodes(virtCli)
+	Expect(len(nodes.Items) > 0).To(BeTrue())
+	nodeName := nodes.Items[0].Name
+
 	pv := &k8sv1.PersistentVolume{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: name,
@@ -620,7 +625,7 @@ func CreateHostPathPvWithSize(osName string, hostPath string, size string) {
 								{
 									Key:      "kubernetes.io/hostname",
 									Operator: k8sv1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
-									Values:   []string{"node01"},
+									Values:   []string{nodeName},
 								},
 							},
 						},
@@ -1550,6 +1555,12 @@ func newBlockVolumePV(name string, labelSelector map[string]string, size string)
 	storageClass := StorageClassBlockVolume
 	volumeMode := k8sv1.PersistentVolumeBlock
 
+	virtCli, err := kubecli.GetKubevirtClient()
+	PanicOnError(err)
+
+	nodes := GetAllSchedulableNodes(virtCli)
+	Expect(len(nodes.Items) > 0).To(BeTrue())
+	nodeName := nodes.Items[0].Name
 	// Note: the path depends on kubevirtci!
 	// It's configured to have a device backed by a cirros image at exactly that place on node01
 	// And the local storage provider also has access to it
@@ -1578,7 +1589,7 @@ func newBlockVolumePV(name string, labelSelector map[string]string, size string)
 								{
 									Key:      "kubernetes.io/hostname",
 									Operator: k8sv1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
-									Values:   []string{"node01"},
+									Values:   []string{nodeName},
 								},
 							},
 						},
diff --git a/tests/vmi_configuration_test.go b/tests/vmi_configuration_test.go
index 474b1e3b61b9..347a72ae67cd 100644
--- a/tests/vmi_configuration_test.go
+++ b/tests/vmi_configuration_test.go
@@ -1121,6 +1121,24 @@ var _ = Describe("Configurations", func() {
 	})
 	Describe("[rfe_id:897][crit:medium][vendor:cnv-qe@redhat.com][level:component]VirtualMachineInstance with CPU pinning", func() {
 		var nodes *kubev1.NodeList
+
+		isNodeHasCPUManagerLabel := func(nodeName string) bool {
+			Expect(nodeName).ToNot(BeEmpty())
+
+			nodeObject, err := virtClient.CoreV1().Nodes().Get(nodeName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			nodeHaveCpuManagerLabel := false
+			nodeLabels := nodeObject.GetLabels()
+
+			for label, val := range nodeLabels {
+				if label == v1.CPUManager && val == "true" {
+					nodeHaveCpuManagerLabel = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			return nodeHaveCpuManagerLabel
+		}
+
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			nodes, err = virtClient.CoreV1().Nodes().List(metav1.ListOptions{})
 			tests.PanicOnError(err)
@@ -1128,6 +1146,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Configurations", func() {
 				Skip("Skip cpu pinning test that requires multiple nodes when only one node is present.")
 			}
 		})
+
 		Context("with cpu pinning enabled", func() {
 			It("[test_id:1684]should set the cpumanager label to false when it's not running", func() {
 
@@ -1170,11 +1189,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Configurations", func() {
 						kubev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("64M"),
 					},
 				}
+
 				By("Starting a VirtualMachineInstance")
 				_, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(tests.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(cpuVmi)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				node := tests.WaitForSuccessfulVMIStart(cpuVmi)
-				Expect(node).NotTo(ContainSubstring("node01"))
+
+				Expect(isNodeHasCPUManagerLabel(node)).To(BeTrue())
 
 				By("Checking that the pod QOS is guaranteed")
 				readyPod := tests.GetRunningPodByVirtualMachineInstance(cpuVmi, tests.NamespaceTestDefault)
@@ -1234,7 +1255,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Configurations", func() {
 				_, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(tests.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(cpuVmi)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				node := tests.WaitForSuccessfulVMIStart(cpuVmi)
-				Expect(node).NotTo(ContainSubstring("node01"))
+				Expect(isNodeHasCPUManagerLabel(node)).To(BeTrue())
 
 				By("Expecting the VirtualMachineInstance console")
 				expecter, err := tests.LoggedInCirrosExpecter(cpuVmi)
@@ -1322,13 +1343,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Configurations", func() {
 				_, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(tests.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(cpuVmi)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				node := tests.WaitForSuccessfulVMIStart(cpuVmi)
-				Expect(node).To(ContainSubstring("node02"))
+				Expect(isNodeHasCPUManagerLabel(node)).To(BeTrue())
 
 				By("Starting a VirtualMachineInstance without dedicated cpus")
 				_, err = virtClient.VirtualMachineInstance(tests.NamespaceTestDefault).Create(Vmi)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				node1 := tests.WaitForSuccessfulVMIStart(Vmi)
-				Expect(node1).To(ContainSubstring("node02"))
+				node = tests.WaitForSuccessfulVMIStart(cpuVmi)
+				Expect(isNodeHasCPUManagerLabel(node)).To(BeTrue())
 			})
 		})
 	})