diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile
index ce1baf8..950f758 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 .PHONY: xos
-xos: nodes.yaml images.yaml
+xos: up bootstrap
+
+up:
 	sudo docker-compose up -d
 	../common/wait_for_xos_port.sh 80
+
+bootstrap: nodes.yaml images.yaml
 	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py none /opt/xos/configurations/common/fixtures.yaml
 	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py none /opt/xos/configurations/common/mydeployment.yaml
 	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /root/setup/setup.yaml
 	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /root/setup/nodes.yaml
+	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /root/setup/nodes.yaml
 	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /root/setup/images.yaml
 
 vtn: vtn-external.yaml