diff --git a/sdcm/cluster_azure.py b/sdcm/cluster_azure.py
index 398283f919..b5b283ca1b 100644
--- a/sdcm/cluster_azure.py
+++ b/sdcm/cluster_azure.py
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ def __init__(self, image_id, root_disk_size,  # pylint: disable=too-many-argumen
     def _wait_for_preinstalled_scylla(node):
         node.wait_for_machine_image_configured()
 
+    def _reuse_cluster_setup(self, node: AzureNode) -> None:
+        node.run_startup_script()
+
 
 class LoaderSetAzure(cluster.BaseLoaderSet, AzureCluster):