diff --git a/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py b/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py
index 5d29f37..72876f4 100644
--- a/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py
+++ b/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
             self.voltha_enable = args.voltha_enable
             self.voltha_container_mode = args.voltha_container_mode
             self.expose_port = args.expose_port
+            self.skip_onos_restart = args.skip_onos_restart
         else:
             with open(self.manifest, 'r') as fd:
                 data = json.load(fd)
@@ -109,3 +110,4 @@
             self.expose_port = data.get('expose_port', False)
             if self.voltha_enable and self.voltha_container_mode:
                 self.expose_port = True
+            self.skip_onos_restart = data.get('skip_onos_restart', False)