diff --git a/tests/kafkatest/services/verifiable_client.py b/tests/kafkatest/services/verifiable_client.py
index 459bd6e00d4..72114a4ccdf 100644
--- a/tests/kafkatest/services/verifiable_client.py
+++ b/tests/kafkatest/services/verifiable_client.py
@@ -181,8 +181,16 @@ def create_verifiable_client_implementation(context, parent):
 
 class VerifiableClientMixin (object):
     """
-    Verifiable client mixin class
+    Verifiable client mixin class which loads the actual VerifiableClient.. class.
     """
+    def __init__ (self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(VerifiableClientMixin, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        if hasattr(self.impl, 'deploy'):
+            # Deploy client on node
+            self.context.logger.debug("Deploying %s on %s" % (self.impl, self.nodes))
+            for node in self.nodes:
+                self.impl.deploy(node)
+
     @property
     def impl (self):
         """
@@ -196,6 +204,13 @@ class VerifiableClientMixin (object):
         return self._impl
 
 
+class VerifiableClient (object):
+    """
+    Verifiable client base class
+    """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(VerifiableClient, self).__init__()
+
     def exec_cmd (self, node):
         """
         :return: command string to execute client.
@@ -218,7 +233,7 @@ class VerifiableClientMixin (object):
         return self.conf.get("kill_signal", signal.SIGTERM)
 
 
-class VerifiableClientJava (VerifiableClientMixin):
+class VerifiableClientJava (VerifiableClient):
     """
     Verifiable Consumer and Producer using the official Java client.
     """
@@ -258,7 +273,7 @@ class VerifiableClientJava (VerifiableClientMixin):
             return []
 
 
-class VerifiableClientDummy (VerifiableClientMixin):
+class VerifiableClientDummy (VerifiableClient):
     """
     Dummy class for testing the pluggable framework
     """
@@ -280,7 +295,7 @@ class VerifiableClientDummy (VerifiableClientMixin):
         return []
 
 
-class VerifiableClientApp (VerifiableClientMixin):
+class VerifiableClientApp (VerifiableClient):
     """
     VerifiableClient using --global settings for exec_cmd, pids and deploy.
     By using this a verifiable client application can be used through simple
@@ -302,9 +317,9 @@ class VerifiableClientApp (VerifiableClientMixin):
             raise SyntaxError("%s requires \"exec_cmd\": .. to be set in --globals %s object" % \
                               (self.__class__.__name__, self.name))
 
+
     def exec_cmd (self, node):
         """ :return: command to execute to start instance """
-        self.deploy(node)
         return self.conf["exec_cmd"]
 
     def pids (self, node):