diff --git a/tests/vm/basevm.py b/tests/vm/basevm.py
index dddd4711ff..5dcae07b7f 100644
--- a/tests/vm/basevm.py
+++ b/tests/vm/basevm.py
@@ -181,13 +181,6 @@ class BaseVM(object):
         self.console_init(timeout=timeout)
         self.console_wait(wait_string)
 
-    def __getattr__(self, name):
-        # Support direct access to config by key.
-        # for example, access self._config['cpu'] by self.cpu
-        if name.lower() in self._config.keys():
-            return self._config[name.lower()]
-        return object.__getattribute__(self, name)
-
     def _download_with_cache(self, url, sha256sum=None, sha512sum=None):
         def check_sha256sum(fname):
             if not sha256sum:
@@ -237,13 +230,13 @@ class BaseVM(object):
         return r
 
     def ssh(self, *cmd):
-        return self._ssh_do(self.GUEST_USER, cmd, False)
+        return self._ssh_do(self._config["guest_user"], cmd, False)
 
     def ssh_root(self, *cmd):
         return self._ssh_do("root", cmd, False)
 
     def ssh_check(self, *cmd):
-        self._ssh_do(self.GUEST_USER, cmd, True)
+        self._ssh_do(self._config["guest_user"], cmd, True)
 
     def ssh_root_check(self, *cmd):
         self._ssh_do("root", cmd, True)
diff --git a/tests/vm/fedora b/tests/vm/fedora
index bd9c6cf295..f536a92678 100755
--- a/tests/vm/fedora
+++ b/tests/vm/fedora
@@ -109,20 +109,20 @@ class FedoraVM(basevm.BaseVM):
 
         self.console_wait_send("7) [!] Root password",     "7\n")
         self.console_wait("Password:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["root_pass"])
         self.console_wait("Password (confirm):")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["root_pass"])
 
         self.console_wait_send("8) [ ] User creation",     "8\n")
         self.console_wait_send("1) [ ] Create user",       "1\n")
         self.console_wait_send("3) User name",             "3\n")
-        self.console_wait_send("ENTER:", "%s\n" % self.GUEST_USER)
+        self.console_wait_send("ENTER:", "%s\n" % self._config["guest_user"])
         self.console_wait_send("4) [ ] Use password",      "4\n")
         self.console_wait_send("5) Password",              "5\n")
         self.console_wait("Password:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait("Password (confirm):")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait_send("7) Groups",                "c\n")
 
         while True:
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class FedoraVM(basevm.BaseVM):
             if good:
                 break
             time.sleep(10)
-            self.console_send("r\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+            self.console_send("r\n" % self._config["guest_pass"])
 
         self.console_wait_send("'b' to begin install",     "b\n")
 
@@ -151,12 +151,13 @@ class FedoraVM(basevm.BaseVM):
 
         # setup qemu user
         prompt = " ~]$"
-        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, self.GUEST_USER, self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, self._config["guest_user"],
+                                      self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait_send(prompt, "exit\n")
 
         # setup root user
         prompt = " ~]#"
-        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, "root", self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, "root", self._config["root_pass"])
         self.console_sshd_config(prompt)
 
         # setup virtio-blk #1 (tarfile)
diff --git a/tests/vm/freebsd b/tests/vm/freebsd
index 298967fe9c..898393b58d 100755
--- a/tests/vm/freebsd
+++ b/tests/vm/freebsd
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ class FreeBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
 
         # post-install configuration
         self.console_wait("New Password:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["root_pass"])
         self.console_wait("Retype New Password:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["root_pass"])
 
         self.console_wait_send("Network Configuration", "\n")
         self.console_wait_send("IPv4",                  "y")
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ class FreeBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
         # qemu user
         self.console_wait_send("Add User Accounts", "y")
         self.console_wait("Username")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_USER)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_user"])
         self.console_wait("Full name")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_USER)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_user"])
         self.console_wait_send("Uid",                   "\n")
         self.console_wait_send("Login group",           "\n")
         self.console_wait_send("Login group",           "\n")
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ class FreeBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
         self.console_wait_send("Use an empty password", "\n")
         self.console_wait_send("Use a random password", "\n")
         self.console_wait("Enter password:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait("Enter password again:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait_send("Lock out",              "\n")
         self.console_wait_send("OK",                    "yes\n")
         self.console_wait_send("Add another user",      "no\n")
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ class FreeBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
 
         # setup qemu user
         prompt = "$"
-        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, self.GUEST_USER, self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, self._config["guest_user"], self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait_send(prompt, "exit\n")
 
         # setup root user
         prompt = "root@freebsd:~ #"
-        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, "root", self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, "root", self._config["root_pass"])
         self.console_sshd_config(prompt)
 
         # setup serial console
diff --git a/tests/vm/netbsd b/tests/vm/netbsd
index b10c9d429d..7e54fe8322 100755
--- a/tests/vm/netbsd
+++ b/tests/vm/netbsd
@@ -121,24 +121,24 @@ class NetBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
         self.console_wait_send("d: Change root password",  "d\n")
         self.console_wait_send("a: Yes",                   "a\n")
         self.console_wait("New password:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["root_pass"])
         self.console_wait("New password:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["root_pass"])
         self.console_wait("Retype new password:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["root_pass"])
 
         self.console_wait_send("o: Add a user",            "o\n")
         self.console_wait("username")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_USER)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait("to group wheel")
         self.console_wait_send("a: Yes",                   "a\n")
         self.console_wait_send("a: /bin/sh",               "a\n")
         self.console_wait("New password:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait("New password:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait("Retype new password:")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_pass"])
 
         self.console_wait_send("a: Configure network",     "a\n")
         self.console_wait_send("a: vioif0",                "a\n")
@@ -171,12 +171,13 @@ class NetBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
 
         # setup qemu user
         prompt = "localhost$"
-        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, self.GUEST_USER, self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, self._config["guest_user"],
+                                      self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait_send(prompt, "exit\n")
 
         # setup root user
         prompt = "localhost#"
-        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, "root", self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, "root", self._config["root_pass"])
         self.console_sshd_config(prompt)
 
         # setup virtio-blk #1 (tarfile)
diff --git a/tests/vm/openbsd b/tests/vm/openbsd
index 0b705f4945..04a532c763 100755
--- a/tests/vm/openbsd
+++ b/tests/vm/openbsd
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ class OpenBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
         self.console_wait_send("Which network interface", "done\n")
         self.console_wait_send("DNS domain name",         "localnet\n")
         self.console_wait("Password for root account")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["root_pass"])
         self.console_wait("Password for root account")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["root_pass"])
         self.console_wait_send("Start sshd(8)",           "yes\n")
         self.console_wait_send("X Window System",         "\n")
         self.console_wait_send("xenodm",                  "\n")
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ class OpenBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
         self.console_wait_send("Which speed",             "\n")
 
         self.console_wait("Setup a user")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_USER)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_user"])
         self.console_wait("Full name")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_USER)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_user"])
         self.console_wait("Password")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait("Password")
-        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self._config["guest_pass"])
 
         self.console_wait_send("Allow root ssh login",    "yes\n")
         self.console_wait_send("timezone",                "UTC\n")
@@ -136,12 +136,13 @@ class OpenBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
 
         # setup qemu user
         prompt = "$"
-        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, self.GUEST_USER, self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, self._config["guest_user"],
+                                      self._config["guest_pass"])
         self.console_wait_send(prompt, "exit\n")
 
         # setup root user
         prompt = "openbsd#"
-        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, "root", self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, "root", self._config["root_pass"])
         self.console_sshd_config(prompt)
 
         # setup virtio-blk #1 (tarfile)
