diff --git a/src/test/setup/cord-test.py b/src/test/setup/cord-test.py
index 66dd299..2259284 100755
--- a/src/test/setup/cord-test.py
+++ b/src/test/setup/cord-test.py
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
         if not synchronizer:
             print('Specify synchronizer to use for the ONOS cord instance. Eg: vtn, fabric, cord')
             sys.exit(1)
-        onos_cord = OnosCord(onos_ip, onos_cord_loc, service_profile, synchronizer)
+        onos_cord = OnosCord(onos_ip, onos_cord_loc, service_profile, synchronizer, skip = test_manifest.skip_onos_restart)
 
     try:
         test_server = cord_test_server_start(daemonize = False, cord_test_host = test_host, cord_test_port = test_port,
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@
         if not synchronizer:
             print('Specify synchronizer to use for the ONOS cord instance. Eg: vtn, fabric, cord')
             sys.exit(1)
-        onos_cord = OnosCord(onos_ip, onos_cord_loc, service_profile, synchronizer)
+        onos_cord = OnosCord(onos_ip, onos_cord_loc, service_profile, synchronizer, skip = test_manifest.skip_onos_restart)
 
     Container.IMAGE_PREFIX = test_manifest.image_prefix
     #don't spawn onos if the user had started it externally
@@ -982,17 +982,18 @@
 
     ctlr_addr = ','.join(onos_ips)
     print('Onos IP %s' %ctlr_addr)
-    if onos_ip is not None:
-        print('Installing ONOS cord apps')
-        try:
-            Onos.install_cord_apps(onos_ip = onos_ip)
-        except: pass
+    if not test_manifest.skip_onos_restart:
+        if onos_ip is not None:
+            print('Installing ONOS cord apps')
+            try:
+                Onos.install_cord_apps(onos_ip = onos_ip)
+            except: pass
 
-    print('Installing cord tester ONOS app %s' %args.app)
-    try:
-        for ip in onos_ips:
-            OnosCtrl.install_app(args.app, onos_ip = ip)
-    except: pass
+        print('Installing cord tester ONOS app %s' %args.app)
+        try:
+            for ip in onos_ips:
+                OnosCtrl.install_app(args.app, onos_ip = ip)
+        except: pass
 
     if voltha_loc:
         #start voltha
@@ -1137,7 +1138,7 @@
     if args.onos_cord:
         #try restoring the onos cord instance
         try:
-            onos_cord = OnosCord(args.onos_ip, args.onos_cord, args.service_profile, args.synchronizer, start = False)
+            onos_cord = OnosCord(args.onos_ip, args.onos_cord, args.service_profile, args.synchronizer, start = False, skip = test_manifest.skip_onos_restart)
             onos_cord.restore(force = True)
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
@@ -1368,6 +1369,8 @@
     parser_run.add_argument('-expose-port', '--expose-port', action='store_true',
                             help='Start ONOS by exposing the controller ports to the host.'
                             'Add +1 for every other onos/cluster instance when running more than 1 ONOS instances')
+    parser_run.add_argument('-skip-onos-restart', '--skip-onos-restart', action='store_true',
+                            help = 'Skips restarting/configuring of onoscord')
     parser_run.set_defaults(func=runTest)
 
     parser_setup = subparser.add_parser('setup', help='Setup cord tester environment')
@@ -1422,6 +1425,8 @@
     parser_setup.add_argument('-expose-port', '--expose-port', action='store_true',
                               help='Start ONOS by exposing the controller ports to the host.'
                               'Add +1 for every other onos/cluster instance when running more than 1 ONOS instances')
+    parser_setup.add_argument('-skip-onos-restart', '--skip-onos-restart', action='store_true',
+                            help = 'Skips restarting/configuring of onoscord')
     parser_setup.set_defaults(func=setupCordTester)
 
     parser_xos = subparser.add_parser('xos', help='Building xos into cord tester environment')
@@ -1475,6 +1480,8 @@
     parser_cleanup.add_argument('-m', '--manifest', default='', type=str, help='Provide test manifest')
     parser_cleanup.add_argument('-voltha-loc', '--voltha-loc', default='', type=str,
                                 help='Specify the voltha location')
+    parser_cleanup.add_argument('-skip-onos-restart', '--skip-onos-restart', action='store_true',
+                            help = 'Skips restarting/configuring of onoscord')
     parser_cleanup.set_defaults(func=cleanupTests)
 
     c = Client(**(kwargs_from_env()))
diff --git a/src/test/setup/manifest-onf-cord.json b/src/test/setup/manifest-onf-cord.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8445e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/setup/manifest-onf-cord.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "onos_instances": 1,
+    "olt": true,
+    "start_switch": true,
+    "onos_image": "onosproject/onos:latest",
+    "onos" : "172.21.0.2",
+    "onos_cord" : "/opt/onos_cord",
+    "service_profile" : "rcord",
+    "synchronizer" : "vtn",
+    "docker_network" : "onoscord_default",
+    "log_level" : "INFO",
+    "jvm_heap_size" : "1G",
+    "karaf_version" : "3.0.8",
+    "skip_onos_restart": "true"
+}
diff --git a/src/test/setup/olt_config.json b/src/test/setup/olt_config.json
index e744293..35ab577 100644
--- a/src/test/setup/olt_config.json
+++ b/src/test/setup/olt_config.json
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
           "port" : "fabric", "type" : "reserved", "s_tag" : 222, "c_tag" : 111
         },
         {
-          "port" : "fabric", "type" : "dhcp", "s_tag" : 304, "c_tag" : 304
+          "port" : "fabric", "type" : "reserved", "s_tag" : 333, "c_tag" : 888
         },
         {
-          "port" : "fabric", "type" : "dhcp", "s_tag" : 304, "c_tag" : 305
+          "port" : "fabric", "type" : "reserved", "s_tag" : 555, "c_tag" : 999
         },
         {
-          "port" : "fabric", "type" : "dhcp", "s_tag" : 304, "c_tag" : 306
+          "port" : "fabric", "type" : "reserved", "s_tag" : 666, "c_tag" : 661
         },
         {
           "port" : "fabric", "type" : "dhcp", "s_tag" : 304, "c_tag" : 307