diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b8d5dd3..6a02676 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 
 
 run-as-root-tests:
-	docker run -ti --rm -v /voltha:/voltha --privileged cord/voltha-base env PYTHONPATH=/voltha python /voltha/tests/itests/run_as_root/test_frameio.py
+	docker run -i --rm -v /voltha:/voltha --privileged cord/voltha-base env PYTHONPATH=/voltha python /voltha/tests/itests/run_as_root/test_frameio.py
 
 flake8: $(DIRS_FLAKE8)
 
diff --git a/tests/itests/docutests/build_md_test.py b/tests/itests/docutests/build_md_test.py
index 05bab45..a16efe7 100644
--- a/tests/itests/docutests/build_md_test.py
+++ b/tests/itests/docutests/build_md_test.py
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@
             cmd = command_defs['docker_ps_count']
             out, err, rc = run_command_to_completion_with_raw_stdout(cmd)
             self.assertEqual(rc, 0)
-            self.assertEqual(out.split(), [str(len(docker_service_list))])
+            self.assertGreaterEqual(out.split(), [str(len(
+                docker_service_list))])
 
             # Retrieve the list of services from consul and validate against
             # the list obtained from docker composed