diff --git a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
index 917e7bf..9dee93e 100644
--- a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
+++ b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
@@ -1040,18 +1040,24 @@
                 "stop/waiting",
                 "Could not resolve hostname",
                 "Unknown\sinstance",
+                "\$",
                 pexpect.TIMEOUT ], timeout=60 )
-            self.handle.expect( "\$" )
             if i == 0:
+                self.handle.expect( "\$" )
                 main.log.info( "ONOS service stopped" )
                 return main.TRUE
             elif i == 1:
+                self.handle.expect( "\$" )
                 main.log.info( "onosStop() Unknown ONOS instance specified: " +
                                str( nodeIp ) )
                 return main.FALSE
             elif i == 2:
+                self.handle.expect( "\$" )
                 main.log.warn( "ONOS wasn't running" )
                 return main.TRUE
+            elif i == 3:
+                main.log.info( "ONOS service stopped" )
+                return main.TRUE
             else:
                 main.log.error( "ONOS service failed to stop" )
                 return main.FALSE
diff --git a/TestON/tests/SCPFscaleTopo/SCPFscaleTopo.py b/TestON/tests/SCPFscaleTopo/SCPFscaleTopo.py
index 68b040f..830fbf2 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/SCPFscaleTopo/SCPFscaleTopo.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/SCPFscaleTopo/SCPFscaleTopo.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 
     def CASE100( self, main ):
         '''
-            Balance masters, ping and bring third ONOS node down
+           Bring Down node 3 
         '''
 
         main.case("Balancing Masters and bring ONOS node 3 down: TORUS %sx%s" % (main.currScale, main.currScale))
@@ -360,7 +360,10 @@
         main.log.info( "Removing dead node from list of active nodes" )
         main.activeNodes.pop( main.deadNode )
 
-
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=stepResult,
+                                 onpass="Successfully bring down node 3",
+                                 onfail="Failed to bring down node 3" )
 
     def CASE200( self, main ):
         '''