diff --git a/awx/main/tests/conftest.py b/awx/main/tests/conftest.py
index 470f43e661..aff5859813 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/conftest.py
@@ -39,3 +39,7 @@ def job_with_secret_key_factory(job_template_factory):
 @pytest.fixture
 def job_with_secret_key_unit(job_with_secret_key_factory):
     return job_with_secret_key_factory(persisted=False)
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def get_ssh_version(mocker):
+    return mocker.patch('awx.main.tasks.get_ssh_version', return_value='OpenSSH_6.9p1, LibreSSL 2.1.8')
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_network_credential.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/test_network_credential.py
index 90f9959cfe..6393bd64d1 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_network_credential.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/test_network_credential.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def test_net_cred_parse(mocker, options):
         assert env['ANSIBLE_NET_AUTHORIZE_PASSWORD'] == options['authorize_password']
 
 
-def test_net_cred_ssh_agent(mocker, options):
+def test_net_cred_ssh_agent(mocker, options, get_ssh_version):
     with mocker.patch('django.db.ConnectionRouter.db_for_write'):
         run_job = RunJob()