diff --git a/lisa/sut_orchestrator/baremetal/ip_power.py b/lisa/sut_orchestrator/baremetal/ip_power.py
index b82d933d56..4c8c8f888c 100644
--- a/lisa/sut_orchestrator/baremetal/ip_power.py
+++ b/lisa/sut_orchestrator/baremetal/ip_power.py
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 import requests
 
 from lisa import schema
-from lisa.util import ContextMixin, InitializableMixin, subclasses
+from lisa.util import ContextMixin, InitializableMixin, LisaException, subclasses
 from lisa.util.logger import get_logger
 
 from .schema import IPPowerSchema
 
+REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 3
+
 
 class IPPower(subclasses.BaseClassWithRunbookMixin, ContextMixin, InitializableMixin):
     def __init__(self, runbook: IPPowerSchema) -> None:
@@ -21,10 +23,10 @@ def __init__(self, runbook: IPPowerSchema) -> None:
     def type_schema(cls) -> Type[schema.TypedSchema]:
         return IPPowerSchema
 
-    def on(self, port: int) -> None:
+    def on(self, port: str) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    def off(self, port: int) -> None:
+    def off(self, port: str) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ class Ip9285(IPPower):
     def __init__(self, runbook: IPPowerSchema) -> None:
         super().__init__(runbook)
         self._request_cmd = (
-            f"http://{runbook.hostname}/set.cmd?"
+            f"http://{runbook.host}/set.cmd?"
             f"user={runbook.username}+pass="
             f"{runbook.password}+cmd=setpower+P6"
         )
@@ -45,10 +47,16 @@ def type_name(cls) -> str:
     def type_schema(cls) -> Type[schema.TypedSchema]:
         return IPPowerSchema
 
-    def on(self, port: int) -> None:
+    def on(self, port: str) -> None:
         request_on = f"{self._request_cmd}{port}=1"
-        requests.get(request_on)
+        try:
+            requests.get(request_on, timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT)
+        except requests.Timeout:
+            raise LisaException(f"Failed to turn off port {port}")
 
-    def off(self, port: int) -> None:
+    def off(self, port: str) -> None:
         request_off = f"{self._request_cmd}{port}=0"
-        requests.get(request_off)
+        try:
+            requests.get(request_off, timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT)
+        except requests.Timeout:
+            raise LisaException(f"Failed to turn off port {port}")
diff --git a/lisa/sut_orchestrator/baremetal/schema.py b/lisa/sut_orchestrator/baremetal/schema.py
index 96225daec3..0772190344 100644
--- a/lisa/sut_orchestrator/baremetal/schema.py
+++ b/lisa/sut_orchestrator/baremetal/schema.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class KeyLoaderSchema(schema.TypedSchema, schema.ExtendableSchemaMixin):
 
 
 @dataclass_json()
-@dataclass      
+@dataclass
 class BootConfigSchema(schema.TypedSchema, schema.ExtendableSchemaMixin):
     type: str = field(default="boot_config", metadata=field_metadata(required=True))
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class BootConfigSchema(schema.TypedSchema, schema.ExtendableSchemaMixin):
 @dataclass
 class IPPowerSchema(schema.TypedSchema, schema.ExtendableSchemaMixin):
     type: str = field(default="Ip9285", metadata=field_metadata(required=True))
-    hostname: str = ""
+    host: str = ""
     username: str = ""
     password: str = ""