diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/openstack.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/openstack.yaml
index 35b625a..0950a68 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/openstack.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/openstack.yaml
@@ -348,6 +348,13 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 30}
   skip_fail: false
 
+- description: Restart cinder volume
+  cmd: |
+    salt -C 'I@cinder:controller' service.restart cinder-volume;
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: false
+
 - description: Install docker.io on gtw
   cmd: salt-call cmd.run 'apt-get install docker.io -y'
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_GTW01 }}