diff --git a/src/test/setup/cord-test.py b/src/test/setup/cord-test.py
index b71e68e..ef516f3 100755
--- a/src/test/setup/cord-test.py
+++ b/src/test/setup/cord-test.py
@@ -920,6 +920,10 @@
             Onos.remove_data_map(volume, Onos.guest_data_dir)
         Onos.cleanup_runtime()
 
+    radius_container = '{}{}:candidate'.format(prefix, Radius.IMAGE)
+    quagga_container = '{}{}:candidate'.format(prefix, Quagga.IMAGE)
+    Container.cleanup(radius_container)
+    Container.cleanup(quagga_container)
     if args.onos_cord:
         #try restoring the onos cord instance
         try:
diff --git a/src/test/setup/manifest-fabric.json b/src/test/setup/manifest-fabric.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07c176a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/setup/manifest-fabric.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "onos_instances": 1,
+    "olt": true,
+    "start_switch": true,
+    "onos_image": "onosproject/onos:latest",
+    "onos" : "172.20.0.2",
+    "onos_cord" : "/home/vagrant/onos-fabric",
+    "service_profile" : "/home/vagrant/service-profile/cord-pod",
+    "synchronizer" : "vtn",
+    "docker_network" : "onosfabric_default",
+    "log_level" : "INFO",
+    "jvm_heap_size" : "1G"
+}
diff --git a/src/test/utils/CordContainer.py b/src/test/utils/CordContainer.py
index 309e085..0ae5f8e 100644
--- a/src/test/utils/CordContainer.py
+++ b/src/test/utils/CordContainer.py
@@ -395,6 +395,9 @@
         restore = self.start_wrapper is True or force is True
         if not restore:
             return
+        #nothing to restore
+        if not os.access(self.docker_yaml_saved, os.F_OK):
+            return
         #restore the config files back. The synchronizer restore should bring the last config back
         cmds = ['cd {} && docker-compose down'.format(self.onos_cord_dir),
                 'rm -rf {}'.format(self.onos_config_dir),