diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs-ceph/common-services.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs-ceph/common-services.yaml
index 5419a9b..70112b7 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs-ceph/common-services.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs-ceph/common-services.yaml
@@ -15,16 +15,6 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
   skip_fail: true
 
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
 - description: Install glusterfs
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
@@ -88,7 +78,6 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: true
 
-
 - description: Install haproxy
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
@@ -116,3 +105,12 @@
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
+
+- description: Check the VIP
+  cmd: |
+    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
+    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
+    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
+  skip_fail: false