diff --git a/xos/configurations/frontend/Makefile b/xos/configurations/frontend/Makefile
index 2b46441..f372662 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/frontend/Makefile
+++ b/xos/configurations/frontend/Makefile
@@ -32,3 +32,11 @@
 	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /opt/xos/configurations/frontend/mocks/cord.yaml
 	sudo docker exec frontend_xos_1 cp /opt/xos/configurations/cord/xos_cord_config /opt/xos/xos_configuration/
 	sudo docker exec frontend_xos_1 touch /opt/xos/xos/settings.py
+
+mock-cord-pod:
+	echo "make sure to add '../vtn/files/xos_vtn_config:/opt/xos/xos_configuration/xos_vtn_config:ro' to volumes section of docker-compose.yml"
+	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /opt/xos/configurations/common/fixtures.yaml
+	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /opt/xos/configurations/cord-pod/mgmt-net.yaml"
+	sudo docker-compose run xos bash -c "echo somekey > /opt/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe_public_key; python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /opt/xos/configurations/cord-pod/cord-vtn-vsg.yaml
+	sudo docker exec frontend_xos_1 cp /opt/xos/configurations/cord/xos_cord_config /opt/xos/xos_configuration/
+	sudo docker exec frontend_xos_1 touch /opt/xos/xos/settings.py