diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dop-sl2/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dop-sl2/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
index a2100d1..2fcf441 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dop-sl2/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dop-sl2/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
    - update-grub
 
    # Prepare network connection
+   - sudo ifdown ens3
    - sudo ifup ens3
    #- sudo route add default gw {gateway} {interface_name}