diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/ixia/creds.yml b/ansible/group_vars/ixia/creds.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13759d235b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/ixia/creds.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ixia_api_server:
+    user: admin
+    password: admin
+    rest_port: 443
+    session_id: none
+
diff --git a/tests/common/ixia/ixia_fixtures.py b/tests/common/ixia/ixia_fixtures.py
index 137ac3a8de8..fddae2c8519 100644
--- a/tests/common/ixia/ixia_fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/common/ixia/ixia_fixtures.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def ixia_api_serv_user(duthosts, rand_one_dut_hostname):
         Ixia API server username.
     """
     duthost = duthosts[rand_one_dut_hostname]
-    return duthost.host.options['variable_manager']._hostvars[duthost.hostname]['secret_group_vars']['ixia_api_server']['user']
+    return duthost.host.options['variable_manager']._hostvars[duthost.hostname]['ixia_api_server']['user']
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope = "module")
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def ixia_api_serv_passwd(duthosts, rand_one_dut_hostname):
         Ixia API server password.
     """
     duthost = duthosts[rand_one_dut_hostname]
-    return duthost.host.options['variable_manager']._hostvars[duthost.hostname]['secret_group_vars']['ixia_api_server']['password']
+    return duthost.host.options['variable_manager']._hostvars[duthost.hostname]['ixia_api_server']['password']
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope = "module")
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def ixia_api_serv_port(duthosts, rand_one_dut_hostname):
         Ixia API server REST port.
     """
     duthost = duthosts[rand_one_dut_hostname]
-    return duthost.host.options['variable_manager']._hostvars[duthost.hostname]['secret_group_vars']['ixia_api_server']['rest_port']
+    return duthost.host.options['variable_manager']._hostvars[duthost.hostname]['ixia_api_server']['rest_port']
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope = "module")
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def ixia_api_serv_session_id(duthosts, rand_one_dut_hostname):
         Ixia API server session id.
     """
     duthost = duthosts[rand_one_dut_hostname]
-    return duthost.host.options['variable_manager']._hostvars[duthost.hostname]['secret_group_vars']['ixia_api_server']['session_id']
+    return duthost.host.options['variable_manager']._hostvars[duthost.hostname]['ixia_api_server']['session_id']
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope = "module")