diff --git a/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFscaleTopo/SCPFscaleTopo.py b/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFscaleTopo/SCPFscaleTopo.py
index 815d772..86a99fd 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFscaleTopo/SCPFscaleTopo.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFscaleTopo/SCPFscaleTopo.py
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@
                                     " topology failed to start" )
 
         time.sleep( main.MNSleep )
+        main.CLIs[ 0 ].activateApp( "org.onosproject.openflow" )
+        time.sleep( main.MNSleep )
 
     def CASE11( self, main ):
         """