diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-dvr/common-services.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-dvr/common-services.yaml
index 0e23b5e..82664ec 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-dvr/common-services.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-dvr/common-services.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     'service ntp stop; ntpd -gq;  service ntp start'
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 30}
-  skip_fail: false
+  skip_fail: true
 
 - description: Install keepalived on ctl01
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-ovs/common-services.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-ovs/common-services.yaml
index e829803..85faa31 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-ovs/common-services.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-ovs/common-services.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     'service ntp stop; ntpd -gq;  service ntp start'
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 30}
-  skip_fail: false
+  skip_fail: true
 
 - description: Install keepalived on ctl01
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False