def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """
    Checks if the VM is ready to receive ssh connections
    """
    try:
        self.get_ssh_client().run_remote_command('id')
    except LithopsValidationError as e:
        raise e
    except Exception as e:
        logger.debug(f'ssh to {self.public_ip} failed: {e}')
        self.del_ssh_client()
        return False
    return True