diff --git a/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot b/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
index 7afefc4..775285e 100644
--- a/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
+++ b/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
@@ -57,38 +57,7 @@
     ...    Validate successful authentication/DHCP/E2E ping for the tech profile that is used
     [Tags]    sanity    test1
     [Teardown]    NONE
-    ${of_id}=    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    15s    Validate OLT Device in ONOS    ${olt_serial_number}
-    Set Global Variable    ${of_id}
-
-    FOR    ${I}    IN RANGE    0    ${num_onus}
-        ${src}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.src[${I}]}
-        ${dst}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.dst[${I}]}
-
-        Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    5s    Validate Device        ENABLED    ACTIVE    REACHABLE
-        ...    ${src['onu']}    onu=True    onu_reason=omci-flows-pushed
-
-        ${onu_device_id}=    Get Device ID From SN    ${src['onu']}
-        ${onu_port}=    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Get ONU Port in ONOS    ${src['onu']}
-        ...    ${of_id}
-        Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Verify Eapol Flows Added For ONU    ${k8s_node_ip}
-        ...    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
-        Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Validate Authentication    True
-        ...    ${src['dp_iface_name']}    wpa_supplicant.conf    ${src['ip']}    ${src['user']}    ${src['pass']}
-        ...    ${src['container_type']}    ${src['container_name']}
-        Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Verify ONU in AAA-Users    ${k8s_node_ip}
-        ...    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}     ${onu_port}
-        Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Execute ONOS CLI Command    ${k8s_node_ip}
-        ...    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    volt-add-subscriber-access ${of_id} ${onu_port}
-        Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Validate DHCP and Ping    True
-        ...    True    ${src['dp_iface_name']}    ${src['s_tag']}    ${src['c_tag']}    ${dst['dp_iface_ip_qinq']}
-        ...    ${src['ip']}    ${src['user']}    ${src['pass']}    ${src['container_type']}    ${src['container_name']}
-        ...    ${dst['dp_iface_name']}    ${dst['ip']}    ${dst['user']}    ${dst['pass']}    ${dst['container_type']}
-        ...    ${dst['container_name']}
-        Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s
-        ...    Validate Subscriber DHCP Allocation    ${k8s_node_ip}    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
-        Run Keyword and Ignore Error   Get Device Output from Voltha    ${onu_device_id}
-        Run Keyword and Ignore Error   Collect Logs
-    END
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}   2s    Perform Sanity Test
     Run Keyword and Ignore Error    Collect Logs
 
 Test Disable and Enable ONU
@@ -228,3 +197,42 @@
     ${rc}    ${output}=    Run and Return Rc and Output    ${VOLTCTL_CONFIG}; voltctl device delete ${olt_device_id}
     Should Be Equal As Integers    ${rc}    0
     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    5s    Validate Device Removed    ${olt_device_id}
+
+Perform Sanity Test
+    [Documentation]    This keyword performs Sanity Test Procedure
+    ...    Sanity test performs authentication, dhcp and pings for all the ONUs given for the POD
+    ...    This keyword can be used to call in any other tests where sanity check is required
+    ...    and avoids duplication of code.
+
+    ${of_id}=    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    15s    Validate OLT Device in ONOS    ${olt_serial_number}
+    Set Global Variable    ${of_id}
+
+    FOR    ${I}    IN RANGE    0    ${num_onus}
+        ${src}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.src[${I}]}
+        ${dst}=    Set Variable    ${hosts.dst[${I}]}
+
+        Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    5s    Validate Device        ENABLED    ACTIVE    REACHABLE
+        ...    ${src['onu']}    onu=True    onu_reason=omci-flows-pushed
+
+        ${onu_device_id}=    Get Device ID From SN    ${src['onu']}
+        ${onu_port}=    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Get ONU Port in ONOS    ${src['onu']}
+        ...    ${of_id}
+        Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Verify Eapol Flows Added For ONU    ${k8s_node_ip}
+        ...    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
+        Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Validate Authentication    True
+        ...    ${src['dp_iface_name']}    wpa_supplicant.conf    ${src['ip']}    ${src['user']}    ${src['pass']}
+        ...    ${src['container_type']}    ${src['container_name']}
+        Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Verify ONU in AAA-Users    ${k8s_node_ip}
+        ...    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}     ${onu_port}
+        Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Execute ONOS CLI Command    ${k8s_node_ip}
+        ...    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    volt-add-subscriber-access ${of_id} ${onu_port}
+        Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Validate DHCP and Ping    True
+        ...    True    ${src['dp_iface_name']}    ${src['s_tag']}    ${src['c_tag']}    ${dst['dp_iface_ip_qinq']}
+        ...    ${src['ip']}    ${src['user']}    ${src['pass']}    ${src['container_type']}    ${src['container_name']}
+        ...    ${dst['dp_iface_name']}    ${dst['ip']}    ${dst['user']}    ${dst['pass']}    ${dst['container_type']}
+        ...    ${dst['container_name']}
+        Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s
+        ...    Validate Subscriber DHCP Allocation    ${k8s_node_ip}    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
+        Run Keyword and Ignore Error   Get Device Output from Voltha    ${onu_device_id}
+        Run Keyword and Ignore Error   Collect Logs
+    END