diff --git a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.py b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.py
index 791d55c..2933c93 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HATestClusterRestart/HATestClusterRestart.py
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@
         cleanInstallResult = main.TRUE
         gitPullResult = main.TRUE
 
+        main.step( "Starting Mininet" )
+        main.Mininet1.startNet( )
+
         main.step( "Compiling the latest version of ONOS" )
         if PULLCODE:
             # TODO Configure branch in params
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HATestMinorityRestart/HATestMinorityRestart.py b/TestON/tests/HATestMinorityRestart/HATestMinorityRestart.py
index 6cca54b..d23dcda 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HATestMinorityRestart/HATestMinorityRestart.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HATestMinorityRestart/HATestMinorityRestart.py
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@
         cleanInstallResult = main.TRUE
         gitPullResult = main.TRUE
 
+        main.step( "Starting Mininet" )
+        main.Mininet1.startNet( )
+
         main.step( "Compiling the latest version of ONOS" )
         if PULLCODE:
             # TODO Configure branch in params
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HATestSanity/HATestSanity.py b/TestON/tests/HATestSanity/HATestSanity.py
index 9a95e78..e205a02 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HATestSanity/HATestSanity.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HATestSanity/HATestSanity.py
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@
         cleanInstallResult = main.TRUE
         gitPullResult = main.TRUE
 
+        main.step( "Starting Mininet" )
+        main.Mininet1.startNet( )
+
         main.step( "Compiling the latest version of ONOS" )
         if PULLCODE:
             # TODO Configure branch in params
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HATestSingleInstanceRestart/HATestSingleInstanceRestart.py b/TestON/tests/HATestSingleInstanceRestart/HATestSingleInstanceRestart.py
index 39ce920..f312e23 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HATestSingleInstanceRestart/HATestSingleInstanceRestart.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HATestSingleInstanceRestart/HATestSingleInstanceRestart.py
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@
         cleanInstallResult = main.TRUE
         gitPullResult = main.TRUE
 
+        main.step( "Starting Mininet" )
+        main.Mininet1.startNet( )
+
         main.step( "Compiling the latest version of ONOS" )
         if PULLCODE:
             # TODO Configure branch in params