diff --git a/src/test/vrouter/vrouterTest.py b/src/test/vrouter/vrouterTest.py
index 89f11fc..9ca696a 100644
--- a/src/test/vrouter/vrouterTest.py
+++ b/src/test/vrouter/vrouterTest.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         '''Deactivate the vrouter apps'''
         #cls.vrouter_host_unload()
+        cls.start_onos(network_cfg = {})
 
     @classmethod
     def load_device_id(cls):