diff --git a/src/test/cord-api/Framework/utils/utils.robot b/src/test/cord-api/Framework/utils/utils.robot
index 31f2f4f..c2aa3c2 100644
--- a/src/test/cord-api/Framework/utils/utils.robot
+++ b/src/test/cord-api/Framework/utils/utils.robot
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
 
 Test Ping
-    [Arguments]    ${status}    ${user}    ${pass}    ${dest}    ${prompt}=$    ${prompt_timeout}=60s
+    [Arguments]    ${status}    ${src}    ${user}    ${pass}    ${dest}    ${prompt}=$    ${prompt_timeout}=60s
     [Documentation]    SSH's into src and attempts to ping dest. Status determines if ping should pass | fail
     ${conn_id}=    SSHLibrary.Open Connection    ${src}    prompt=${prompt}    timeout=${prompt_timeout}
     SSHLibrary.Login    ${user}    ${pass}
diff --git a/src/test/cord-api/Tests/Subscriber_StatusChecks.txt b/src/test/cord-api/Tests/Subscriber_StatusChecks.txt
index f4634f0..0c27efc 100644
--- a/src/test/cord-api/Tests/Subscriber_StatusChecks.txt
+++ b/src/test/cord-api/Tests/Subscriber_StatusChecks.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Library           XML
 Library           RequestsLibrary
 Library           ../Framework/utils/utils.py
-Library           ../Framework/utils/utils.robot
+Resource          ../Framework/utils/utils.robot
 Library           ../Framework/restApi.py
 
 *** Variables ***
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     ${Subscriber_Id}=    Get From Dictionary    ${getJsonDict}   id
     Set Global Variable    ${Subscriber_Id}
     Should Be Equal    ${status}    awaiting_auth
-    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    300s    5s    Test Ping    FAIL    ${src_user}    ${src_pass}    ${dst_ip}
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    60s    2s    Test Ping    FAIL    ${src_ip}    ${src_user}    ${src_pass}    ${dst_ip}
     #Set Global Variable    ${Subscriber_Id}
 
 Subscriber Status Change
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     ${status}=    Create Dictionary    status=enabled
     ${api_result_status}=    restApi.ApiChameleonPut    VOLT_SUBSCRIBER    ${status}    ${Subscriber_Id}
     Should Be True    ${api_result_status}
-    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    300s    5s    Test Ping    PASS    ${src_user}    ${src_pass}    ${dst_ip}
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    60s    2s    Test Ping    PASS    ${src_ip}    ${src_user}    ${src_pass}    ${dst_ip}
 
 Push MAC and IP For Subscriber
     [Arguments]    ${listIndex}
diff --git a/src/test/robot/SanityK8POD.robot b/src/test/robot/SanityK8POD.robot
index f21455a..c91ff7a 100644
--- a/src/test/robot/SanityK8POD.robot
+++ b/src/test/robot/SanityK8POD.robot
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@
     \    ${name}=    Get From Dictionary    ${metadata}    name
     \    Continue For Loop If    '${component}' not in '''${name}'''
     \    Continue For Loop If    'tosca-loader' in '''${name}'''
+    \    Continue For Loop If    'voltha-kafka-*' in '''${name}'''
     \    ${status}=    Get From Dictionary    ${item}    status
     \    ${containerStatuses}=    Get From Dictionary    ${status}    containerStatuses
     \    Log    ${containerStatuses}
@@ -258,4 +259,4 @@
     \    Run Keyword and Continue On Failure    Should Be Equal    ${desired}    ${available}
     #validates that all expected deployments to exist
     : FOR    ${i}    IN    @{expected_deployments}
-    \    Run Keyword and Continue On Failure    List Should Contain Value    ${deployments}    ${i}
\ No newline at end of file
+    \    Run Keyword and Continue On Failure    List Should Contain Value    ${deployments}    ${i}