diff --git a/cloud-deploy-pipeline.groovy b/cloud-deploy-pipeline.groovy
index 4b458dd..b1339ef 100644
--- a/cloud-deploy-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/cloud-deploy-pipeline.groovy
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
                 // Workaround for PROD-17765 issue to prevent crashes of keystone.role_present state.
                 // More details: https://mirantis.jira.com/browse/PROD-17765
                 salt.restartSaltMinion(venvPepper, "I@keystone:client ${extra_tgt}")
-                salt.minionsReachable(venvPepper, 'I@salt:master', 'I@keystone:client ${extra_tgt}', null, 10, 6)
+                salt.minionsReachable(venvPepper, 'I@salt:master', "I@keystone:client ${extra_tgt}", null, 10, 6)
 
                 stage('Install OpenStack network') {
 
diff --git a/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy b/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy
index 2c0bf3d..9d3981b 100644
--- a/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy
+++ b/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
     salt.cmdRun(venvPepper, 'I@salt:master', "salt -C '${target}' --async pkg.install force_yes=True pkgs='$pkgs'")
     // can't use same function from pipeline lib, as at the moment of running upgrade pipeline Jenkins
     // still using pipeline lib from current old mcp-version
+
+    // sleep to make sure package update started, otherwise checks will pass on still running old instance
+    sleep(120)
+
     common.retry(20, 60) {
         salt.minionsReachable(venvPepper, 'I@salt:master', '*')
         def running = salt.runSaltProcessStep(venvPepper, target, 'saltutil.running', [], null, true, 5)