diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-dpdk-pipeline/salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-dpdk-pipeline/salt.yaml
index 69d67ea..a25e0d2 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-dpdk-pipeline/salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-dpdk-pipeline/salt.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: true
 
+- description: Temporary workaround for removing virtual gtw nodes
+  cmd: |
+    sed -i 's/\-\ system\.salt\.control\.sizes\.ovs\.compact//g' /srv/salt/reclass/classes/cluster/{{ LAB_CONFIG_NAME }}/infra/kvm.yml;
+    sed -i 's/\-\ system\.salt\.control\.placement\.ovs\.compact//g' /srv/salt/reclass/classes/cluster/{{ LAB_CONFIG_NAME }}/infra/kvm.yml;
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: true
+
 - description: WR for mounting 1G hugepages before linux.state
   cmd: |
     salt 'cmp*' state.sls linux.system.hugepages;
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-dvr-vxlan/salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-dvr-vxlan/salt.yaml
index 599c6a8..381b780 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-dvr-vxlan/salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-dvr-vxlan/salt.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
   skip_fail: false
 
+
 {{ SHARED.MACRO_GENERATE_INVENTORY() }}
 {{ SHARED.MACRO_NETWORKING_WORKAROUNDS() }}
 
@@ -44,6 +45,21 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: true
 
+- description: Temporary workaround for removing virtual gtw nodes
+  cmd: |
+    sed -i 's/\-\ system\.salt\.control\.sizes\.ovs\.compact//g' /srv/salt/reclass/classes/cluster/{{ LAB_CONFIG_NAME }}/infra/kvm.yml;
+    sed -i 's/\-\ system\.salt\.control\.placement\.ovs\.compact//g' /srv/salt/reclass/classes/cluster/{{ LAB_CONFIG_NAME }}/infra/kvm.yml;
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: true
+
+- description: Rerun openssh after env model is generated
+  cmd: |
+    salt-call state.sls openssh
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
+  skip_fail: false
+  
 {{ SHARED.MACRO_BOOTSTRAP_ALL_MINIONS() }}
 
 ########################################
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/salt.yaml
index 93f5a14..a4e43ba 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/salt.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: true
 
+
+- description: Temporary workaround for removing virtual gtw nodes
+  cmd: |
+    sed -i 's/\-\ system\.salt\.control\.sizes\.ovs\.compact//g' /srv/salt/reclass/classes/cluster/{{ LAB_CONFIG_NAME }}/infra/kvm.yml;
+    sed -i 's/\-\ system\.salt\.control\.placement\.ovs\.compact//g' /srv/salt/reclass/classes/cluster/{{ LAB_CONFIG_NAME }}/infra/kvm.yml;
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: true
+
+
 - description: WR for mounting 1G hugepages before linux.state
   cmd: |
     salt 'cmp*' state.sls linux.system.hugepages;