diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 158e822a543..25fca94959b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "questionary==2.1.1",
     "requests==2.33.0",
     "rich==15.0.0",
-    "scylla-driver==3.29.9",
+    "scylla-driver @ git+https://github.com/scylladb/python-driver.git@dk/fix-for-proxy-access-2-with-license-fix",
     "sortedcontainers==2.4.0",
     "ssh2-python>=1.1.2.post1",
     "tcconfig==0.29.1",
diff --git a/run-ami-artifact-test.sh b/run-ami-artifact-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..6ac982d8ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run-ami-artifact-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+export SCT_SCYLLA_VERSION='master:latest'
+export SCT_ENABLE_ARGUS=false
+
+./sct.py run-test artifacts_test.ArtifactsTest.test_scylla_service \
+    --backend aws \
+    --config test-cases/artifacts/ami.yaml \
+    --config configurations/network_config/test_communication_public.yaml
diff --git a/sdcm/cluster.py b/sdcm/cluster.py
index 034563d3572..019693d96f2 100644
--- a/sdcm/cluster.py
+++ b/sdcm/cluster.py
@@ -56,7 +56,12 @@
 from cassandra.cluster import Cluster as ClusterDriver
 from cassandra.cluster import NoHostAvailable, ConnectionShutdown
 from cassandra.policies import RetryPolicy
-from cassandra.policies import WhiteListRoundRobinPolicy, RackAwareRoundRobinPolicy, LoadBalancingPolicy
+from cassandra.policies import (
+    DynamicWhiteListRoundRobinPolicy,
+    LoadBalancingPolicy,
+    RackAwareRoundRobinPolicy,
+    WhiteListRoundRobinPolicy,
+)
 from cassandra.query import SimpleStatement
 from argus.common.enums import ResourceState
 from argus.client.sct.types import LogLink
@@ -4550,6 +4555,12 @@ def get_load_balancing_policy(
             - The `whitelist_nodes` parameter is typically used by nemeses that pass a list of alive nodes.
         """
         node_ips = self.get_node_cql_ips(nodes=whitelist_nodes if whitelist_nodes else self.nodes)
+        if self.test_config.IP_SSH_CONNECTIONS == "public":
+            LOGGER.debug(
+                "Using DynamicWhiteListRoundRobinPolicy for public address connections. Node IPs: %s",
+                node_ips,
+            )
+            return DynamicWhiteListRoundRobinPolicy(), node_ips
         wlrr = WhiteListRoundRobinPolicy(node_ips)
         if self.params.get("rack_aware_loader") and self.racks_count > 1:
             # - if there are multiple rack/AZs configured, we'll try to configue RackAwareRoundRobinPolicy
@@ -4642,7 +4653,10 @@ def cql_connection_exclusive(
         # RackAwareRoundRobinPolicy is not applicable for exclusive node connections,
         # as it operates based on rack and datacenter, not individual nodes.
         node_ips = [node.cql_address]
-        wlrr = WhiteListRoundRobinPolicy(node_ips)
+        if self.test_config.IP_SSH_CONNECTIONS == "public":
+            wlrr = DynamicWhiteListRoundRobinPolicy()
+        else:
+            wlrr = WhiteListRoundRobinPolicy(node_ips)
         return self._create_session(
             node=node,
             keyspace=keyspace,