diff --git a/libraries/utils.robot b/libraries/utils.robot
index 359ed4a..38c28d0 100755
--- a/libraries/utils.robot
+++ b/libraries/utils.robot
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 Check CLI Tools Configured
     [Documentation]    Tests that use 'voltctl' and 'kubectl' should execute this keyword in suite setup
     # check voltctl and kubectl configured
-    ${voltctl_rc}    ${voltctl_output}=    Run And Return Rc And Output    voltctl device list
+    ${voltctl_rc}    ${voltctl_output}=    Run And Return Rc And Output    voltctl -c ${VOLTCTL_CONFIG} device list
     Log    ${voltctl_output}
     ${kubectl_rc}    ${kubectl_output}=    Run And Return Rc And Output    kubectl get pods
     Log    ${kubectl_output}
diff --git a/tests/bbsim/Voltha_BBSimTests.robot b/tests/bbsim/Voltha_BBSimTests.robot
index 15769f0..b8083b8 100644
--- a/tests/bbsim/Voltha_BBSimTests.robot
+++ b/tests/bbsim/Voltha_BBSimTests.robot
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@
     Run Keyword If    "${workflow}"=="DT"    Perform Sanity Test DT
     ...    ELSE IF    "${workflow}"=="TT"    Perform Sanity Tests TT
     ...    ELSE       Perform Sanity Test
+    # wait untill the device is connected again before proceeding
+    Sleep   10
 
 
 Setup Suite