diff --git a/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_FailureScenarios.robot b/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_FailureScenarios.robot
index fcde3bc..54d15aa 100755
--- a/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_FailureScenarios.robot
+++ b/tests/dt-workflow/Voltha_DT_FailureScenarios.robot
@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@
     [Teardown]    Run Keywords    Run Keyword If    ${logging}    Collect Logs
     ...           AND             Stop Logging    ofagentRestart-Dt
     ...           AND             Scale K8s Deployment    ${NAMESPACE}    ${STACK_NAME}-voltha-ofagent    1
+    ...           AND             Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s
+    ...           Validate Pods status By Label    ${NAMESPACE}    app    ofagent    Running
+    ...           AND             Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    3s
+    ...           Pods Are Ready By Label    ${NAMESPACE}    app    ofagent
     # set timeout value
     ${waitforRestart}    Set Variable    120s
     ${podStatusOutput}=    Run    kubectl get pods -n ${NAMESPACE}
@@ -369,6 +373,7 @@
     Scale K8s Deployment    ${NAMESPACE}    ${STACK_NAME}-voltha-ofagent    1
     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${waitforRestart}    2s    Validate Pod Status    ofagent    ${NAMESPACE}
     ...    Running
+    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    3s    Pods Are Ready By Label    ${NAMESPACE}    app    ${podName}
     # Performing Sanity Test to make sure subscribers are all DHCP and pingable
     Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Clean Up Linux
     Perform Sanity Test DT