diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/sl.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/sl.yaml
index 7403a79..74f9c09 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/sl.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/sl.yaml
@@ -142,6 +142,21 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
   skip_fail: false
 
+- description: Restart keepalived service
+  cmd: salt -C 'mon*' cmd.run "systemctl restart keepalived"
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
+  skip_fail: false
+
+- description: Check the VIP
+  cmd: |
+    SL_MONITOR_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:stacklight_monitor_address`;
+    echo "_param:stacklight_monitor_address (vip): ${SL_MONITOR_ADDRESS}";
+    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'mon*' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${SL_MONITOR_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${SL_MONITOR_ADDRESS}
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: false
+
 - description: Configure Grafana dashboards and datasources
   cmd: sleep 30;  salt -C 'I@grafana:client' state.sls grafana.client
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}