diff --git a/docs/node_scenarios.md b/docs/node_scenarios.md
index 1305e951..9fa8ab50 100644
--- a/docs/node_scenarios.md
+++ b/docs/node_scenarios.md
@@ -69,4 +69,15 @@ node_scenarios:
     label_selector: node-role.kubernetes.io/infra
     instance_kill_count: 1
     timeout: 120
+  - actions:                                                        
+    - stop_start_helper_node_scenario                               # node chaos scenario for helper node
+    instance_kill_count: 1                                          
+    timeout: 120                                                   
+    helper_node_ip:                                                 # ip address of the helper node
+    service:                                                        # check status of the services on the helper node
+      - haproxy
+      - dhcpd
+      - named
+    ssh_private_key: /root/.ssh/id_rsa                              # ssh key to access the helper node
+    cloud_type: openstack                                           
 ```
diff --git a/run_kraken.py b/run_kraken.py
index d378fe21..1dd80b40 100644
--- a/run_kraken.py
+++ b/run_kraken.py
@@ -74,13 +74,17 @@ def inject_node_scenario(action, node_scenario, node_scenario_object):
         elif action == "node_crash_scenario":
             node_scenario_object.node_crash_scenario(instance_kill_count, node, timeout)
         elif action == "stop_start_helper_node_scenario":
-            if not node_scenario['helper_node_ip']:
-                logging.error("Helper node IP address is not provided")
-                sys.exit(1)
-            node_scenario_object.helper_node_stop_start_scenario(
-                instance_kill_count, node_scenario['helper_node_ip'], timeout)
-            node_scenario_object.helper_node_service_status(
-                node_scenario['helper_node_ip'], service, ssh_private_key, timeout)
+            if node_scenario['cloud_type'] != "openstack":
+                logging.error("Scenario: " + action + " is not supported for "
+                              "cloud type " + node_scenario['cloud_type'] + ", skipping action")
+            else:
+                if not node_scenario['helper_node_ip']:
+                    logging.error("Helper node IP address is not provided")
+                    sys.exit(1)
+                node_scenario_object.helper_node_stop_start_scenario(
+                    instance_kill_count, node_scenario['helper_node_ip'], timeout)
+                node_scenario_object.helper_node_service_status(
+                    node_scenario['helper_node_ip'], service, ssh_private_key, timeout)
 
 
 # Get cerberus status
diff --git a/scenarios/node_scenarios_example.yml b/scenarios/node_scenarios_example.yml
index 61d989d2..50c0ba35 100644
--- a/scenarios/node_scenarios_example.yml
+++ b/scenarios/node_scenarios_example.yml
@@ -3,18 +3,11 @@ node_scenarios:
     - node_stop_start_scenario
     - stop_start_kubelet_scenario
     - node_crash_scenario
-   #- stop_start_helper_node_scenario
     node_name:                                                      # node on which scenario has to be injected
     label_selector: node-role.kubernetes.io/worker                  # when node_name is not specified, a node with matching label_selector is selected for node chaos scenario injection
     instance_kill_count: 1                                          # number of times to inject each scenario under actions
     timeout: 120                                                    # duration to wait for completion of node scenario injection
     cloud_type: aws                                                 # cloud type on which Kubernetes/OpenShift runs
-    helper_node_ip:                                                 # ip address of the helper node
-    service:                                                        # check status of the services on the helper node
-      - haproxy
-      - dhcpd
-      - named
-    ssh_private_key: ~/.ssh/id_rsa                                  # path to the private key file to access the helper node
   - actions:
     - node_reboot_scenario
     node_name: