diff --git a/ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.sa.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-4L-vvdn.conf b/ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-vvdn-phytest.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.sa.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-4L-vvdn.conf
rename to ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-vvdn-phytest.conf
diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_files/gnb_phytest_fhi7.2_docker.xml b/ci-scripts/xml_files/gnb_phytest_fhi7.2_docker.xml
index 5386ba4d83..309f1784b6 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/xml_files/gnb_phytest_fhi7.2_docker.xml
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_files/gnb_phytest_fhi7.2_docker.xml
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@
   <htmlTabName>Timing phytest 100 MHz 4x4 FHI7.2</htmlTabName>
   <htmlTabIcon>tasks</htmlTabIcon>
 
-  <testCase>
-    <class>Custom_Script</class>
-    <desc>Setup sriov and network interfaces for dummy (no RU)</desc>
-    <node>bulbul</node>
-    <script>yaml_files/phytest_fhi72/setup_sriov_dummy.sh</script>
-  </testCase>
-
   <testCase>
     <class>Pull_Local_Registry</class>
     <desc>Pull Images from Local Registry</desc>
diff --git a/ci-scripts/yaml_files/phytest_fhi72/docker-compose.yaml b/ci-scripts/yaml_files/phytest_fhi72/docker-compose.yaml
index 46fbc24302..15de7ef931 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/yaml_files/phytest_fhi72/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/ci-scripts/yaml_files/phytest_fhi72/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 services:
+    dpdk-init:
+        image: docker.io/library/oai-dpdk-init:latest
+        network_mode: host
+        container_name: dpdk-init
+        entrypoint: "/tmp/setup_sriov.sh"
+        privileged: true
+        devices:
+            - /dev/vfio:/dev/vfio/
+        volumes:
+            - ./setup_sriov_dummy.sh:/tmp/setup_sriov.sh
+            - /lib/modules:/lib/modules
+            - /usr/lib/modules:/usr/lib/modules
     oai-gnb:
         image: ${REGISTRY-oaisoftwarealliance/}${GNB_IMG:-oai-gnb-fhi72}:${TAG:-develop}
         container_name: oai-gnb-phytest
@@ -12,11 +24,24 @@ services:
         devices:
             - /dev/vfio:/dev/vfio/
         volumes:
-            - ../../conf_files/gnb.sa.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-4L-vvdn.conf:/opt/oai-gnb/etc/gnb.conf
+            - ../../conf_files/gnb.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-vvdn-phytest.conf:/opt/oai-gnb/etc/gnb.conf
             - /dev/hugepages:/dev/hugepages
-        cpuset: "8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23"
+        cpuset: "8-23"
+        networks: ["public_net"]
+        depends_on:
+           dpdk-init:
+             condition: service_completed_successfully
         healthcheck:
             test: /bin/bash -c "pgrep nr-softmodem"
             interval: 10s
             timeout: 5s
             retries: 5
+networks:
+    public_net:
+        driver: bridge
+        name: ci-physim
+        ipam:
+            config:
+                - subnet: 192.168.71.128/26
+        driver_opts:
+            com.docker.network.bridge.name: "ci-physim"
diff --git a/ci-scripts/yaml_files/phytest_fhi72/setup_sriov_dummy.sh b/ci-scripts/yaml_files/phytest_fhi72/setup_sriov_dummy.sh
index c18affb0a9..74a1f627fc 100755
--- a/ci-scripts/yaml_files/phytest_fhi72/setup_sriov_dummy.sh
+++ b/ci-scripts/yaml_files/phytest_fhi72/setup_sriov_dummy.sh
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ IF_NAME=ens1f0np0
 C_U_PLANE_MAC_ADD=22:11:55:33:99:55
 C_U_PLANE_VLAN=123
 MTU=9000
-DPDK_DEVBIND_PREFIX=/home/oaicicd/test/dpdk-stable-22.11.7/bin
+DPDK_DEVBIND_PREFIX=/usr/local/bin
 NUM_VFs=1
-sudo ethtool -G $IF_NAME rx 8160 tx 8160
-sudo sh -c "echo 0 > /sys/class/net/$IF_NAME/device/sriov_numvfs"
-sudo sh -c "echo $NUM_VFs > /sys/class/net/$IF_NAME/device/sriov_numvfs"
+ethtool -G $IF_NAME rx 8160 tx 8160
+sh -c "echo 0 > /sys/class/net/$IF_NAME/device/sriov_numvfs"
+sh -c "echo $NUM_VFs > /sys/class/net/$IF_NAME/device/sriov_numvfs"
 C_U_PLANE_PCI=$(pci_addr $IF_NAME 0)
 # this next 2 lines is for C/U planes
-sudo ip link set $IF_NAME vf 0 mac $C_U_PLANE_MAC_ADD vlan $C_U_PLANE_VLAN spoofchk off mtu $MTU
+ip link set $IF_NAME vf 0 mac $C_U_PLANE_MAC_ADD vlan $C_U_PLANE_VLAN spoofchk off mtu $MTU
 sleep 1
-sudo modprobe iavf
-sudo ${DPDK_DEVBIND_PREFIX}/dpdk-devbind.py --unbind $C_U_PLANE_PCI
-sudo modprobe vfio-pci
-sudo ${DPDK_DEVBIND_PREFIX}/dpdk-devbind.py --bind vfio-pci $C_U_PLANE_PCI
+modprobe iavf
+${DPDK_DEVBIND_PREFIX}/dpdk-devbind.py --unbind $C_U_PLANE_PCI
+modprobe vfio-pci
+${DPDK_DEVBIND_PREFIX}/dpdk-devbind.py --bind vfio-pci $C_U_PLANE_PCI
 echo "Successfully configured C-PLANE and U-PLANE:
   - C-PLANE MAC: $C_U_PLANE_MAC_ADD, VLAN: $C_U_PLANE_VLAN, PCI: $C_U_PLANE_PCI"
 exit 0