diff --git a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
index 35a5d9d..f733d35 100644
--- a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
+++ b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
             self.handle.sendline("\n")
             self.handle.expect("\$")
             self.handle.sendline("cd " + self.home + "; git log -1 --pretty=fuller --decorate=short | grep -A 6 \"commit\" --color=never")
+            #NOTE: for some reason there are backspaces inserted in this phrase when run from Jenkins on some tests
             #self.handle.expect("--color=never")
             self.handle.expect("\$")
             response=(self.name +": \n"+ str(self.handle.before + self.handle.after))
@@ -788,7 +789,8 @@
         try:
             self.handle.sendline("")
             self.handle.expect("\$")
-            self.handle.sendline("onos-uninstall "+str(node_ip))
+            self.handle.sendline( "onos-uninstall "+str(node_ip) )
+            self.handle.expect( "onos-uninstall "+str(node_ip) )
             self.handle.expect("\$")
 
             main.log.info("ONOS "+node_ip+" was uninstalled")
@@ -931,14 +933,15 @@
             self.handle.sendline("onos-wait-for-start " + node )
             self.handle.expect("onos-wait-for-start")
             #NOTE: this timeout is arbitrary"
-            i = self.handle.expect(["\$", pexpect.TIMEOUT], timeout = 300)
+            i = self.handle.expect(["\$", pexpect.TIMEOUT], timeout = 120)
             if i == 0:
                 main.log.info(self.name + ": " + node + " is up")
                 return main.TRUE
             elif i == 1:
                 #NOTE: since this function won't return until ONOS is ready,
                 #   we will kill it on timeout
-                self.handle.sendline("\003")    #Control-C
+                main.log.error("ONOS has not started yet")
+                self.handle.send("\x03")    #Control-C
                 self.handle.expect("\$")
                 return main.FALSE
         except pexpect.EOF: