diff --git a/apps/dbuf/Chart.yaml b/apps/dbuf/Chart.yaml
index fb38259..e69165c 100644
--- a/apps/dbuf/Chart.yaml
+++ b/apps/dbuf/Chart.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.1.7
+version: 0.1.8
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/apps/dbuf/templates/configmap-config.yaml b/apps/dbuf/templates/configmap-config.yaml
index e41a9ae..96368c9 100644
--- a/apps/dbuf/templates/configmap-config.yaml
+++ b/apps/dbuf/templates/configmap-config.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
     ifconfig
     while true
     do
+        echo "Up SR-IOV intercae"
+        ip link set $DP_INTERFACE up
         echo "Get the IP Address from interface $DP_INTERFACE"
         ifconfig $DP_INTERFACE
         #IP Address from ifconfig is addr:10.71.126.127, have to cut it off