diff --git a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.params b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.params
index 6f2002d..123fd0f 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.params
+++ b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.params
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <PARAMS>
     <testcases>1,2,8,3,4,5,14,[6],8,3,7,4,15,9,8,4,10,8,4,11,8,4,12,8,4,13</testcases>
     <ENV>
-    <cellName>HA</cellName>
+        <cellName>HA</cellName>
     </ENV>
     <Git>False</Git>
     <branch> master </branch>
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.py b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.py
index ff38cfe..e9beb0c 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.py
@@ -150,24 +150,38 @@
             onos1Isup = main.ONOSbench.isup( ONOS1Ip )
             if not onos1Isup:
                 main.log.report( "ONOS1 didn't start!" )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStop( ONOS1Ip )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStart( ONOS1Ip )
             onos2Isup = main.ONOSbench.isup( ONOS2Ip )
             if not onos2Isup:
                 main.log.report( "ONOS2 didn't start!" )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStop( ONOS2Ip )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStart( ONOS2Ip )
             onos3Isup = main.ONOSbench.isup( ONOS3Ip )
             if not onos3Isup:
                 main.log.report( "ONOS3 didn't start!" )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStop( ONOS3Ip )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStart( ONOS3Ip )
             onos4Isup = main.ONOSbench.isup( ONOS4Ip )
             if not onos4Isup:
                 main.log.report( "ONOS4 didn't start!" )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStop( ONOS4Ip )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStart( ONOS4Ip )
             onos5Isup = main.ONOSbench.isup( ONOS5Ip )
             if not onos5Isup:
                 main.log.report( "ONOS5 didn't start!" )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStop( ONOS5Ip )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStart( ONOS5Ip )
             onos6Isup = main.ONOSbench.isup( ONOS6Ip )
             if not onos6Isup:
                 main.log.report( "ONOS6 didn't start!" )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStop( ONOS6Ip )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStart( ONOS6Ip )
             onos7Isup = main.ONOSbench.isup( ONOS7Ip )
             if not onos7Isup:
                 main.log.report( "ONOS7 didn't start!" )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStop( ONOS7Ip )
+                main.ONOSbench.onosStart( ONOS7Ip )
             onosIsupResult = onos1Isup and onos2Isup and onos3Isup\
                 and onos4Isup and onos5Isup and onos6Isup and onos7Isup
             if onosIsupResult == main.TRUE:
@@ -378,9 +392,9 @@
             onfail="Switches were not successfully reassigned" )
         mastershipCheck = mastershipCheck and roleCall and roleCheck
         utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=mastershipCheck,
-                                onpass="Switch mastership correctly assigned",
-                                onfail="Error in ( re )assigning switch" +
-                                " mastership" )
+                                 onpass="Switch mastership correctly assigned",
+                                 onfail="Error in (re)assigning switch" +
+                                 " mastership" )
 
     def CASE3( self, main ):
         """
@@ -448,6 +462,7 @@
                 host1Id = host1Dict.get( 'id', None )
                 host2Id = host2Dict.get( 'id', None )
             if host1Id and host2Id:
+
                 tmpResult = main.ONOScli1.addHostIntent(
                     host1Id,
                     host2Id )
@@ -493,7 +508,7 @@
                                " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
             elif ping == main.TRUE:
                 main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
-                PingResult = main.TRUE
+                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
         if PingResult == main.FALSE:
             main.log.report(
                 "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
@@ -1498,6 +1513,7 @@
         count = 0
         main.step( "Collecting topology information from ONOS" )
         startTime = time.time()
+        # Give time for Gossip to work
         while topoResult == main.FALSE and elapsed < 60:
             count = count + 1
             if count > 1:
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.topo b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.topo
index 4d4156c..9305025 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.topo
+++ b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.topo
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
                 <arg1> --custom ~/mininet/custom/topo-HA.py </arg1>
                 <arg2> --topo mytopo </arg2>
                 <arg3> </arg3>
-                <controller> remote </controller>
+                <controller> none </controller>
             </COMPONENTS>
         </Mininet1>
 
@@ -162,11 +162,7 @@
             <type>RemoteMininetDriver</type>
             <connect_order>17</connect_order>
             <COMPONENTS>
-                # Specify the Option for mininet
-                <arg1> --custom ~/mininet/custom/topo-HA.py </arg1>
-                <arg2> --topo mytopo --arp</arg2>
-                <controller> remote </controller>
-             </COMPONENTS>
+            </COMPONENTS>
         </Mininet2>
 
     </COMPONENT>