diff --git a/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py b/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py
index 2156972..de7c72a 100644
--- a/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py
+++ b/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-# 
+#
 # Copyright 2016-present Ciena Corporation
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -16,13 +16,35 @@
 import json
 import os
 import shutil
+import platform
 
 class TestManifest(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, manifest):
+    def __init__(self, manifest = None, args = None):
         self.manifest = manifest
-        with open(self.manifest, 'r') as fd:
-            data = json.load(fd)
-        self.onos_ip = data.get('onos', None)
-        self.radius_ip = data.get('radius', None)
-        self.head_node = data.get('head_node', None)
+        if args is not None and manifest is None:
+            self.onos_ip = None
+            self.radius_ip = None
+            self.head_node = platform.node()
+            self.log_level = args.log_level.upper()
+            self.onos_instances = args.onos_instances
+            self.async_mode = args.async_mode
+            self.shared_volume = args.shared_volume
+            self.olt = args.olt
+            self.start_switch = args.start_switch
+            self.image_prefix = args.prefix
+            self.onos_image = args.onos
+        else:
+            with open(self.manifest, 'r') as fd:
+                data = json.load(fd)
+            self.onos_ip = data.get('onos', None)
+            self.radius_ip = data.get('radius', None)
+            self.head_node = data.get('head_node', platform.node())
+            self.log_level = data.get('log_level', 'INFO').upper()
+            self.onos_instances = data.get('onos_instances', 1)
+            self.shared_volume = data.get('shared_volume', True)
+            self.async_mode = True if self.onos_instances > 1 else False
+            self.olt = data.get('olt', True)
+            self.start_switch = data.get('start_switch', self.olt)
+            self.image_prefix = data.get('image_prefix', '')
+            self.onos_image = data.get('onos_image', 'onosproject/onos:latest')