diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dop-sl2/common-services.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dop-sl2/common-services.yaml
index ea2997a..cf66773 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dop-sl2/common-services.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dop-sl2/common-services.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-ocata-dop-sl2/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
+- description: Refresh grains
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False '*' state.sls salt.minion.grains
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
+  skip_fail: false
+
 # Install support services
 - description: Install keepalived on ctl01
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/common-services.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/common-services.yaml
index 1deca4b..b2d0751 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/common-services.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/common-services.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
+- description: Refresh grains
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False '*' state.sls salt.minion.grains
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
+  skip_fail: false
+
 # Install support services
 - description: Install keepalived on ctl01
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/physical_mcp11_ovs_dpdk/common-services.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/physical_mcp11_ovs_dpdk/common-services.yaml
index 1728329..bbbd2f5 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/physical_mcp11_ovs_dpdk/common-services.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/physical_mcp11_ovs_dpdk/common-services.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 {% from 'physical_mcp11_ovs_dpdk/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
+- description: Refresh grains
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False '*' state.sls salt.minion.grains
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
+  skip_fail: false
+
 # Install support services
 - description: Install keepalived on ctl01
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False