diff --git a/tcp_tests/managers/underlay_ssh_manager.py b/tcp_tests/managers/underlay_ssh_manager.py
index 55ccbbe..fce80cc 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/managers/underlay_ssh_manager.py
+++ b/tcp_tests/managers/underlay_ssh_manager.py
@@ -494,7 +494,8 @@
                          .format(node['node_name']))
                 master.check_call("rsync -aruv {0}:/root/*.tar.gz "
                                   "/root/dump/".format(node['node_name']),
-                                  raise_on_err=False)
+                                  raise_on_err=False,
+                                  timeout=120)
 
             destination_name = '/root/{0}_dump.tar.gz'.format(artifact_name)
             # Archive the artifacts from all nodes
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/_context-environment.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/_context-environment.yaml
index 913636b..5a68626 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/_context-environment.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/_context-environment.yaml
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@
           role: single_dhcp
         ens4:
           role: single_ctl
-        ens5:
+        dpdkport0:
           role: bond2_dpdk_prv
-          dpdk_pci: "00:05.0"
-        ens6:
+          dpdk_pci: "0000:00:05.0"
+        dpdkport1:
           role: bond2_dpdk_prv
-          dpdk_pci: "00:06.0"
+          dpdk_pci: "0000:00:06.0"
         ens7:
           role: bond1_ab_ovs_floating
 
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/salt.yaml
index d424970..f23c660 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/salt.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,25 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
   skip_fail: false
 
+- description: "Workaround for PROD-18834: Pre-install linux-headers package"
+  cmd: salt 'cmp*' cmd.run "apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r)";
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
+  skip_fail: false
+
+- description: "Workaround for PROD-18833: Pre-install ovs packages and update alternatives to DPDK"
+  cmd: |
+    set -ex;
+    salt 'cmp*' cmd.run "apt-get install -y openvswitch-switch openvswitch-switch-dpdk";
+    salt 'cmp*' cmd.run "service openvswitch-switch stop"
+    salt 'cmp*' cmd.run "rm -f /var/lib/openvswitch/*"
+    salt 'cmp*' cmd.run "update-alternatives --set ovs-vswitchd /usr/lib/openvswitch-switch-dpdk/ovs-vswitchd-dpdk";
+    salt 'cmp*' cmd.run "service openvswitch-switch start"
+    salt 'cmp*' cmd.run "ovs-vsctl --no-wait set Open_vSwitch . other_config:dpdk-init=true"
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
+  skip_fail: false
+
 {{ SHARED.MACRO_BOOTSTRAP_ALL_MINIONS() }}
 
 - description: Hack gtw node
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-model-generator/salt_cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-model-generator/salt_cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk.yaml
index c195854..7f33d82 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-model-generator/salt_cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-model-generator/salt_cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
     reclass-tools del-key parameters.reclass.storage.node.infra_kvm_node03 /srv/salt/reclass/classes/cluster/{{ SHARED.CLUSTER_NAME }}/infra/config.yml;
     reclass-tools del-key parameters.reclass.storage.node.stacklight_log_node01 /srv/salt/reclass/classes/cluster/{{ SHARED.CLUSTER_NAME }}/infra/config.yml;
 
+    # set wider cpu mask for DPDK
+    salt-call reclass.cluster_meta_set name='compute_ovs_pmd_cpu_mask' value='0xF' file_name=/srv/salt/reclass/classes/cluster/{{ SHARED.CLUSTER_NAME }}/openstack/init.yml
+    salt-call reclass.cluster_meta_set name='compute_ovs_dpdk_lcore_mask' value='0xF' file_name=/srv/salt/reclass/classes/cluster/{{ SHARED.CLUSTER_NAME }}/openstack/init.yml
+
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false