diff --git a/tests/atests/build/Makefile b/tests/atests/build/Makefile
index d760150..9e0ed37 100644
--- a/tests/atests/build/Makefile
+++ b/tests/atests/build/Makefile
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 $(HOME)/cord/helm-charts: | $(M)/setup
 	mkdir -p $(HOME)/cord
 	cd $(HOME)/cord; git clone https://gerrit.opencord.org/helm-charts
+	helm repo add cord https://charts.opencord.org
+	helm repo update
 
 $(M)/kafka: | $(HOME)/cord/helm-charts $(M)/helm-init
 	cd $(HOME)/cord/helm-charts && \
@@ -119,9 +121,12 @@
 	touch $@
 
 $(M)/simtype-ponsim: | $(M)/voltha-running
-	cd $(HOME)/cord/helm-charts; helm upgrade --install ponnet ponnet
+	#cd $(HOME)/cord/helm-charts; helm upgrade --install ponnet ponnet
+	helm install -n ponnet --version 1.1.0 cord/ponnet
 	$(HOME)/cord/helm-charts/scripts/wait_for_pods.sh kube-system
-	cd $(HOME)/cord/helm-charts; helm upgrade --install ponsimv2 ponsimv2 -f configs/seba-ponsim.yaml --set images.olt.repository=voltha-ponsim,images.olt.tag=latest,images.olt.pullPolicy=Never,images.onu.repository=voltha-ponsim,images.onu.tag=latest,images.onu.pullPolicy=Never,images.rg.repository=voltha-tester,images.rg.tag=latest,images.rg.pullPolicy=Never
+	## install previous ponsimv2 chart until SEBA-730 complete
+	helm install -n ponsimv2 --version 1.0.3 cord/ponsimv2
+	#cd $(HOME)/cord/helm-charts; helm upgrade --install ponsimv2 ponsimv2 -f configs/seba-ponsim.yaml --set images.olt.repository=voltha-ponsim,images.olt.tag=latest,images.olt.pullPolicy=Never,images.onu.repository=voltha-ponsim,images.onu.tag=latest,images.onu.pullPolicy=Never,images.rg.repository=voltha-tester,images.rg.tag=latest,images.rg.pullPolicy=Never
 	touch $@
 
 $(M)/pon0-fwd: | $(M)/voltha-running