diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
index f353083783..75373fd687 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
@@ -1879,9 +1879,9 @@
                      targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-LTE-EPC/CONF/enb.band7.tm1.usrpb210.epc.local.conf  ENB_PORT_FOR_S1U                     2152</eNB_config_file>
     <eNB_compile_prog>$OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/build_oai</eNB_compile_prog>
     <eNB_compile_prog_args>--eNB -w USRP -c</eNB_compile_prog_args>
-    <eNB_pre_exec>sudo -E  ifconfig eth0:3 192.170.0.2 up ; sudo -E ifconfig eth0:4 192.170.1.2 up; ifconfig</eNB_pre_exec>
+    <eNB_pre_exec>sleep 15; sudo -E  ifconfig eth0:3 192.170.0.2 up ; sudo -E ifconfig eth0:4 192.170.1.2 up; ifconfig</eNB_pre_exec>
     <eNB_pre_exec_args></eNB_pre_exec_args>
-    <eNB_main_exec>sleep 10; $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/lte_build_oai/build/lte-softmodem</eNB_main_exec>
+    <eNB_main_exec> $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/lte_build_oai/build/lte-softmodem</eNB_main_exec>
     <eNB_main_exec_args> -O $OPENAIR_DIR/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-LTE-EPC/CONF/enb.band7.tm1.usrpb210.epc.local.conf  -W </eNB_main_exec_args>
     <eNB_traffic_exec></eNB_traffic_exec>
     <eNB_traffic_exec_args></eNB_traffic_exec_args>
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@
     <EPC_pre_exec_args></EPC_pre_exec_args>
     <EPC_main_exec>$OPENAIRCN_DIR/SCRIPTS/run_epc  </EPC_main_exec>
     <EPC_main_exec_args> -i -r </EPC_main_exec_args>
-    <HSS_main_exec>$OPENAIRCN_DIR/SCRIPTS/run_hss  </HSS_main_exec>
+    <HSS_main_exec>sleep 10; $OPENAIRCN_DIR/SCRIPTS/run_hss  </HSS_main_exec>
     <HSS_main_exec_args></HSS_main_exec_args>
     <EPC_traffic_exec>$OPENAIRCN_DIR/TEST/autotests/tools/iperf_script 5 lo -s -i 1 -u -f m -B 192.172.0.1</EPC_traffic_exec>
     <EPC_traffic_exec_args></EPC_traffic_exec_args>