diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_corenetwork.py b/ci-scripts/cls_corenetwork.py
index 7bb508d86b..579bad585b 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_corenetwork.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_corenetwork.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class CoreNetwork:
 		self._host = c.get('Host').strip()
 		if self._host == "%%current_host%%":
 			if node is None:
-				raise Exception(f"core network {self} requires node, but none provided (cannot replace %%current_host%%)")
+				raise Exception(f"core network {cn_name} requires node, but none provided (cannot replace %%current_host%%)")
 			self._host = node
 		if d is not None:
 			raise Exception("directory handling not implemented")
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class CoreNetwork:
 		logging.info(f'initialized core {self} from {filename}')
 
 	def __str__(self):
-		return f"{self._cn_name}@{self._host} [IP: {self.getIP()}]"
+		return f"{self._cn_name}@{self._host}"
 
 	def __repr__(self):
 		return self.__str__()
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ class CoreNetwork:
 	def getCmdPrefix(self):
 		return self._cmd_prefix or ""
 
+	def getName(self):
+		return self._cn_name
+
 	def getHost(self):
 		return self._host
 
diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py b/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
index 51a7108875..cd40c807e1 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ class OaiCiTest():
 			return (False, f"UE {ue.getName()} has no IP address")
 		svrIP = cn.getIP()
 		if not svrIP:
-			return (False, f"Iperf server {ue.getName()} has no IP address")
+			return (False, f"Iperf server {cn.getName()} has no IP address")
 
 		iperf_opt = self.iperf_args
 		jsonReport = "--json"
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ class OaiCiTest():
 		success, output = cn.deploy()
 		logging.info(f"deployment core network {core_name} success {success}, output:\n{output}")
 		if success:
-			msg = f"Started {cn}"
+			msg = f"Started {cn} [{cn.getIP()}]"
 			HTML.CreateHtmlTestRowQueue(core_name, 'OK', [msg])
 		else:
 			msg = f"deployment of core network {core_name} FAILED"