diff --git a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
index 7b50b11..93e1895 100644
--- a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
+++ b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@
         '''
         Calls 'onos-verify-cell' to check for cell installation
         '''
+        #TODO: Add meaningful expect value
+
         try:
             #Clean handle by sending empty and expecting $
             self.handle.sendline("")
@@ -451,6 +453,43 @@
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
 
+    def onos_start(self, node_ip):
+        '''
+        Calls onos command: 'onos-service [<node-ip>] start'
+        '''
+
+        try:
+            self.handle.sendline("")
+            self.handle.expect("\$")
+            self.handle.sendline("onos-service "+str(node_ip)+
+                " start")
+            i = self.handle.expect([
+                "Job\sis\salready\srunning",
+                "start/running",
+                "Unknown\sinstance",
+                pexpect.TIMEOUT],timeout=60)
+
+            if i == 0:
+                main.log.info("Service is already running")
+                return main.TRUE
+            elif i == 1:
+                main.log.info("ONOS service started")
+                return main.TRUE
+            else:
+                main.log.error("ONOS service failed to start")
+                main.cleanup()
+                main.exit()
+        except pexpect.EOF:
+            main.log.error(self.name + ": EOF exception found")
+            main.log.error(self.name + ":    " + self.handle.before)
+            main.cleanup()
+            main.exit()
+        except:
+            main.log.info(self.name+" ::::::")
+            main.log.error( traceback.print_exc())
+            main.log.info(self.name+" ::::::")
+            main.cleanup()
+            main.exit()
 
     def isup(self, node = ""):
         '''
@@ -483,5 +522,3 @@
             main.log.info(self.name+" ::::::")
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
-
-            
diff --git a/TestON/tests/ONOSNextTest/ONOSNextTest.py b/TestON/tests/ONOSNextTest/ONOSNextTest.py
index 1774901..a49a73d 100755
--- a/TestON/tests/ONOSNextTest/ONOSNextTest.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/ONOSNextTest/ONOSNextTest.py
@@ -25,16 +25,28 @@
         cell_name = main.params['ENV']['cellName']
         ONOS1_ip = main.params['CTRL']['ip1']
         
+        main.case("Setting up test environment")
+
+        main.step("Using mvn clean & compile")
         clean_install_result = main.ONOSbench.clean_install()
+        
+        main.step("Creating ONOS package")
         package_result = main.ONOSbench.onos_package()
+
+        main.step("Applying cell variable to environment")
         cell_result = main.ONOSbench.set_cell(cell_name)
         verify_result = main.ONOSbench.verify_cell()
+        
+        main.step("Installing ONOS package")
         onos_install_result = main.ONOSbench.onos_install()
         onos1_isup = main.ONOSbench.isup()
+   
+        main.step("Starting ONOS service")
+        start_result = main.ONOSbench.onos_start(ONOS1_ip)
 
         case1_result = (clean_install_result and package_result and\
                 cell_result and verify_result and onos_install_result\
-                and onos1_isup)
+                and onos1_isup and start_result)
         utilities.assert_equals(expect=main.TRUE, actual=case1_result,
                 onpass="Test startup successful",
                 onfail="Test startup NOT successful")
diff --git a/TestON/tests/ONOSNextTest/ONOSNextTest.topo b/TestON/tests/ONOSNextTest/ONOSNextTest.topo
index 5cb178f..a5c6237 100755
--- a/TestON/tests/ONOSNextTest/ONOSNextTest.topo
+++ b/TestON/tests/ONOSNextTest/ONOSNextTest.topo
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <COMPONENT>
 
         <ONOSbench>
-            <host>10.128.30.10</host>
+            <host>10.128.20.10</host>
             <user>admin</user>
             <password>onos_test</password>
             <type>OnosDriver</type>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         </ONOSbench>
 
         <ONOS1>
-            <host>10.128.30.11</host>
+            <host>10.128.20.11</host>
             <user>sdn</user>
             <password>sdn</password>
             <type>OnosDriver</type>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         </ONOS1>
 
         <Mininet1>
-            <host>10.128.11.11</host>
+            <host>10.128.10.90</host>
             <user>admin</user>
             <password>onos_test</password>
             <type>MininetCliDriver</type>