diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl/salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl/salt.yaml
index 710f01d..ad307da 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl/salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl/salt.yaml
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 {{ SHARED.MACRO_CHECK_SALT_VERSION_SERVICES_ON_CFG() }}
 
 {{ SHARED.MACRO_CHECK_SALT_VERSION_ON_NODES() }}
+{{SHARED.DISABLE_EMPTY_NODE()}}
 
 {{ SHARED_TEST_TOOLS.MACRO_INSTALL_RECLASS_TOOLS() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl/underlay.hot b/tcp_tests/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl/underlay.hot
index 789f6a5..8fc50af 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl/underlay.hot
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl/underlay.hot
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
   salt_master_control_ip:
     type: string
     default: 10.6.0.15
+  deploy_empty_node:
+    type: boolean
+    default: False
 
   key_pair:
     type: string
@@ -983,6 +986,35 @@
         - [ { get_attr: [subnets, external_net_prefix] }, '220' ]
       instance_config_host: { get_attr: [cfg01_node, instance_address] }
 
+  empty_node:
+    type: MCP::SingleInstance2Volumes
+    depends_on: [cfg01_node]
+    condition: { get_param: deploy_empty_node }
+    properties:
+      env_name: { get_param: env_name }
+      mcp_version: { get_param: mcp_version }
+      instance_domain: {get_param: instance_domain}
+      instance_name: xtra
+      role: none
+      instance_flavor: {get_param: osd_flavor}
+      availability_zone: { get_param: vm_availability_zone }
+      underlay_userdata: { get_file: ./underlay-userdata.yaml }
+      control_net_static_ip:
+        list_join:
+        - '.'
+        - [ { get_attr: [subnets, control_net_prefix] }, '205' ]
+      tenant_net_static_ip:
+        list_join:
+        - '.'
+        - [ { get_attr: [subnets, tenant_net_prefix] }, '205' ]
+      external_net_static_ip:
+        list_join:
+        - '.'
+        - [ { get_attr: [subnets, external_net_prefix] }, '205' ]
+
+      instance_config_host: { get_attr: [cfg01_node, instance_address] }
+
+
 outputs:
   foundation_public_ip:
     description: foundation node IP address (floating) from external network