diff --git a/TestON/tests/HA/HAclusterRestart/HAclusterRestart.py b/TestON/tests/HA/HAclusterRestart/HAclusterRestart.py
index 6bb32e2..6aab7aa 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HA/HAclusterRestart/HAclusterRestart.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HA/HAclusterRestart/HAclusterRestart.py
@@ -266,8 +266,6 @@
                 main.log.debug( "{} components not ACTIVE: \n{}".format(
                     cli.name,
                     cli.sendline( "scr:list | grep -v ACTIVE" ) ) )
-
-        if cliResults == main.FALSE:
             main.log.error( "Failed to start ONOS, stopping test" )
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
@@ -4214,6 +4212,9 @@
                                  onfail="Partitioned Transactional Map put values are incorrect" )
 
         main.step( "Partitioned Transactional maps get" )
+        # FIXME: is this sleep needed?
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+
         getCheck = True
         for n in range( 1, numKeys + 1 ):
             getResponses = []
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HA/HAfullNetPartition/HAfullNetPartition.py b/TestON/tests/HA/HAfullNetPartition/HAfullNetPartition.py
index 6eb81d9..25b9772 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HA/HAfullNetPartition/HAfullNetPartition.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HA/HAfullNetPartition/HAfullNetPartition.py
@@ -291,8 +291,6 @@
                 main.log.debug( "{} components not ACTIVE: \n{}".format(
                     cli.name,
                     cli.sendline( "scr:list | grep -v ACTIVE" ) ) )
-
-        if cliResults == main.FALSE:
             main.log.error( "Failed to start ONOS, stopping test" )
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
@@ -4200,6 +4198,9 @@
                                  onfail="Partitioned Transactional Map put values are incorrect" )
 
         main.step( "Partitioned Transactional maps get" )
+        # FIXME: is this sleep needed?
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+
         getCheck = True
         for n in range( 1, numKeys + 1 ):
             getResponses = []
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HA/HAkillNodes/HAkillNodes.py b/TestON/tests/HA/HAkillNodes/HAkillNodes.py
index 62062fc..bda572f 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HA/HAkillNodes/HAkillNodes.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HA/HAkillNodes/HAkillNodes.py
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@
                 main.log.debug( "{} components not ACTIVE: \n{}".format(
                     cli.name,
                     cli.sendline( "scr:list | grep -v ACTIVE" ) ) )
-
-        if cliResults == main.FALSE:
             main.log.error( "Failed to start ONOS, stopping test" )
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
@@ -4235,6 +4233,9 @@
                                  onfail="Partitioned Transactional Map put values are incorrect" )
 
         main.step( "Partitioned Transactional maps get" )
+        # FIXME: is this sleep needed?
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+
         getCheck = True
         for n in range( 1, numKeys + 1 ):
             getResponses = []
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HA/HAsanity/HAsanity.py b/TestON/tests/HA/HAsanity/HAsanity.py
index 13b4084..cb6929a 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HA/HAsanity/HAsanity.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HA/HAsanity/HAsanity.py
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@
                 main.log.debug( "{} components not ACTIVE: \n{}".format(
                     cli.name,
                     cli.sendline( "scr:list | grep -v ACTIVE" ) ) )
-
-        if cliResults == main.FALSE:
             main.log.error( "Failed to start ONOS, stopping test" )
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
@@ -4136,6 +4134,9 @@
                                  onfail="Partitioned Transactional Map put values are incorrect" )
 
         main.step( "Partitioned Transactional maps get" )
+        # FIXME: is this sleep needed?
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+
         getCheck = True
         for n in range( 1, numKeys + 1 ):
             getResponses = []
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HA/HAscaling/HAscaling.py b/TestON/tests/HA/HAscaling/HAscaling.py
index fcec126..3c98ab7 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HA/HAscaling/HAscaling.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HA/HAscaling/HAscaling.py
@@ -324,8 +324,6 @@
                 main.log.debug( "{} components not ACTIVE: \n{}".format(
                     cli.name,
                     cli.sendline( "scr:list | grep -v ACTIVE" ) ) )
-
-        if cliResults == main.FALSE:
             main.log.error( "Failed to start ONOS, stopping test" )
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
@@ -4264,6 +4262,9 @@
                                  onfail="Partitioned Transactional Map put values are incorrect" )
 
         main.step( "Partitioned Transactional maps get" )
+        # FIXME: is this sleep needed?
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+
         getCheck = True
         for n in range( 1, numKeys + 1 ):
             getResponses = []
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HA/HAsingleInstanceRestart/HAsingleInstanceRestart.py b/TestON/tests/HA/HAsingleInstanceRestart/HAsingleInstanceRestart.py
index 1adb53c..1d4db86 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HA/HAsingleInstanceRestart/HAsingleInstanceRestart.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HA/HAsingleInstanceRestart/HAsingleInstanceRestart.py
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@
                 main.log.debug( "{} components not ACTIVE: \n{}".format(
                     cli.name,
                     cli.sendline( "scr:list | grep -v ACTIVE" ) ) )
-
-        if cliResults == main.FALSE:
             main.log.error( "Failed to start ONOS, stopping test" )
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
@@ -3426,6 +3424,9 @@
                                  onfail="Partitioned Transactional Map put values are incorrect" )
 
         main.step( "Partitioned Transactional maps get" )
+        # FIXME: is this sleep needed?
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+
         getCheck = True
         for n in range( 1, numKeys + 1 ):
             getResponses = []
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HA/HAstopNodes/HAstopNodes.py b/TestON/tests/HA/HAstopNodes/HAstopNodes.py
index f329fd8..26f255f 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HA/HAstopNodes/HAstopNodes.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HA/HAstopNodes/HAstopNodes.py
@@ -291,8 +291,6 @@
                 main.log.debug( "{} components not ACTIVE: \n{}".format(
                     cli.name,
                     cli.sendline( "scr:list | grep -v ACTIVE" ) ) )
-
-        if cliResults == main.FALSE:
             main.log.error( "Failed to start ONOS, stopping test" )
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
@@ -4212,6 +4210,9 @@
                                  onfail="Partitioned Transactional Map put values are incorrect" )
 
         main.step( "Partitioned Transactional maps get" )
+        # FIXME: is this sleep needed?
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+
         getCheck = True
         for n in range( 1, numKeys + 1 ):
             getResponses = []