diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp10-contrail/underlay--user-data1404.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp10-contrail/underlay--user-data1404.yaml
index d139bb1..aab8699 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp10-contrail/underlay--user-data1404.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp10-contrail/underlay--user-data1404.yaml
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
    - echo "deb http://repo.saltstack.com/apt/ubuntu/14.04/amd64/2016.3 trusty main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/saltstack.list
    - wget -O - https://repo.saltstack.com/apt/ubuntu/14.04/amd64/2016.3/SALTSTACK-GPG-KEY.pub | apt-key add -
 
-   - apt-get clean
-   - apt-get update
-   - apt-get -y upgrade
+   - eatmydata apt-get clean
+   - eatmydata apt-get update
+   - eatmydata apt-get -y upgrade
 
    # Install common packages
    - apt-get install -y python-pip git