diff --git a/ci-scripts/ran.py b/ci-scripts/ran.py
index acf31b8242..6d8d00610c 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/ran.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/ran.py
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ class RANManagement():
 
 		self.testCase_id = HTML.testCase_id
 		mySSH = SSH.SSHConnection()
+		cwd = os.getcwd()
 		mySSH.copyout(lIpAddr,lUserName,lPassWord, cwd + "/active_net_interfaces.awk", "/tmp")
 		
 		#reboot USRP if requested in xml
diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_multi_node_build.xml b/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_multi_node_build.xml
index 57c4685341..60bc734e65 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_multi_node_build.xml
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_multi_node_build.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	<htmlTabIcon>wrench</htmlTabIcon>
 	<TestCaseRequestedList>
  000001 000002
- 000003 000004
+ 000004 000005 000003
 	</TestCaseRequestedList>
 	<TestCaseExclusionList></TestCaseExclusionList>
 
@@ -64,5 +64,10 @@
 		<eNB_serverId>1</eNB_serverId>
 	</testCase>
 
+	<testCase id="000005">
+		<class>IdleSleep</class>
+		<desc>Sleep</desc>
+		<idle_sleep_time_in_sec>120</idle_sleep_time_in_sec>
+	</testCase>
 
 </testCaseList>
diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_nsa_2x2_quectel.xml b/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_nsa_2x2_quectel.xml
index 09ba970977..9e1c7afde3 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_nsa_2x2_quectel.xml
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_nsa_2x2_quectel.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 	<testCase id="030000">
 		<class>Initialize_eNB</class>
 		<desc>Initialize eNB</desc>
-		<Initialize_eNB_args>-O ci-scripts/conf_files/enb.band38.nsa_2x2.100PRB.usrpn310.conf</Initialize_eNB_args>
+		<Initialize_eNB_args>-O ci-scripts/conf_files/enb.band38.nsa_2x2.100PRB.usrpn310.conf --usrp-tx-thread-config 1 --thread-pool 0,2,4,6</Initialize_eNB_args>
 		<eNB_instance>0</eNB_instance>
 		<eNB_serverId>0</eNB_serverId>
 		<air_interface>lte</air_interface>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 	<testCase id="040000">
 		<class>Initialize_eNB</class>
 		<desc>Initialize gNB</desc>
-		<Initialize_eNB_args>-O ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.band78.nsa_2x2.106PRB.usrpn310.conf -q</Initialize_eNB_args>
+		<Initialize_eNB_args>-O ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.band78.nsa_2x2.106PRB.usrpn310.conf -q --usrp-tx-thread-config 1 --thread-pool 0,2,4,6</Initialize_eNB_args>
 		<eNB_instance>1</eNB_instance>
 		<eNB_serverId>1</eNB_serverId>
 		<air_interface>nr</air_interface>