diff --git a/TestON/tests/HAclusterRestart/HAclusterRestart.py b/TestON/tests/HAclusterRestart/HAclusterRestart.py
index 03c14f1..cb40b4f 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HAclusterRestart/HAclusterRestart.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HAclusterRestart/HAclusterRestart.py
@@ -250,27 +250,6 @@
                 intf=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'intf' ],
                 port=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'port' ] )
 
-        main.step( "App Ids check" )
-        appCheck = main.TRUE
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
-                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
-        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
-            node = main.activeNodes[0]
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
-                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
-                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
-
         main.step( "Checking ONOS nodes" )
         nodesOutput = []
         nodeResults = main.TRUE
@@ -361,6 +340,27 @@
         else:
             main.log.warn( "No configurations were specified to be changed after startup" )
 
+        main.step( "App Ids check" )
+        appCheck = main.TRUE
+        threads = []
+        for i in main.activeNodes:
+            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
+                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
+                             args=[] )
+            threads.append( t )
+            t.start()
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join()
+            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
+        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
+            node = main.activeNodes[0]
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
+                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
+                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
+
     def CASE2( self, main ):
         """
         Assign devices to controllers
@@ -970,37 +970,6 @@
         main.caseExplanation = "Ping across added host intents to check " +\
                                 "functionality and check the state of " +\
                                 "the intent"
-        main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
-        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[0] ]
-        PingResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
-            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
-                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            PingResult = PingResult and ping
-            if ping == main.FALSE:
-                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
-                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            elif ping == main.TRUE:
-                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
-                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
-        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
-            main.log.error(
-                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
-            # TODO: pretty print
-            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
-            try:
-                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=PingResult,
-            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
-            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
 
         main.step( "Check Intent state" )
         installedCheck = False
@@ -1036,6 +1005,38 @@
                                  onfail="Intents are not all in " +
                                         "INSTALLED state" )
 
+        main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
+        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[0] ]
+        PingResult = main.TRUE
+        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
+            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
+                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
+            PingResult = PingResult and ping
+            if ping == main.FALSE:
+                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
+                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
+            elif ping == main.TRUE:
+                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
+                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
+        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
+            main.log.error(
+                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+            # TODO: pretty print
+            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
+            try:
+                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
+                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
+                                           sort_keys=True,
+                                           indent=4,
+                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
+            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
+                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=PingResult,
+            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
+            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+
         main.step( "Check leadership of topics" )
         leaders = onosCli.leaders()
         topicCheck = main.TRUE
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HAfullNetPartition/HAfullNetPartition.py b/TestON/tests/HAfullNetPartition/HAfullNetPartition.py
index 47fb895..12d8bbb 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HAfullNetPartition/HAfullNetPartition.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HAfullNetPartition/HAfullNetPartition.py
@@ -275,27 +275,6 @@
                 intf=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'intf' ],
                 port=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'port' ] )
 
-        main.step( "App Ids check" )
-        appCheck = main.TRUE
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
-                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
-        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
-            node = main.activeNodes[0]
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
-                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
-                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
-
         main.step( "Checking ONOS nodes" )
         nodesOutput = []
         nodeResults = main.TRUE
@@ -386,6 +365,27 @@
         else:
             main.log.warn( "No configurations were specified to be changed after startup" )
 
+        main.step( "App Ids check" )
+        appCheck = main.TRUE
+        threads = []
+        for i in main.activeNodes:
+            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
+                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
+                             args=[] )
+            threads.append( t )
+            t.start()
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join()
+            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
+        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
+            node = main.activeNodes[0]
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
+                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
+                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
+
     def CASE2( self, main ):
         """
         Assign devices to controllers
@@ -972,37 +972,6 @@
         main.caseExplanation = "Ping across added host intents to check " +\
                                 "functionality and check the state of " +\
                                 "the intent"
-        main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
-        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[0] ]
-        PingResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
-            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
-                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            PingResult = PingResult and ping
-            if ping == main.FALSE:
-                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
-                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            elif ping == main.TRUE:
-                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
-                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
-        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
-            main.log.error(
-                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
-            # TODO: pretty print
-            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
-            try:
-                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=PingResult,
-            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
-            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
 
         main.step( "Check Intent state" )
         installedCheck = False
@@ -1038,6 +1007,38 @@
                                  onfail="Intents are not all in " +
                                         "INSTALLED state" )
 
+        main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
+        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[0] ]
+        PingResult = main.TRUE
+        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
+            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
+                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
+            PingResult = PingResult and ping
+            if ping == main.FALSE:
+                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
+                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
+            elif ping == main.TRUE:
+                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
+                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
+        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
+            main.log.error(
+                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+            # TODO: pretty print
+            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
+            try:
+                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
+                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
+                                           sort_keys=True,
+                                           indent=4,
+                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
+            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
+                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=PingResult,
+            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
+            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+
         main.step( "Check leadership of topics" )
         leaders = onosCli.leaders()
         topicCheck = main.TRUE
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HAkillNodes/HAkillNodes.py b/TestON/tests/HAkillNodes/HAkillNodes.py
index 2d1eb25..92d2fd5 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HAkillNodes/HAkillNodes.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HAkillNodes/HAkillNodes.py
@@ -282,27 +282,6 @@
                 intf=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'intf' ],
                 port=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'port' ] )
 
-        main.step( "App Ids check" )
-        appCheck = main.TRUE
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
-                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
-        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
-            node = main.activeNodes[0]
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
-                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
-                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
-
         main.step( "Clean up ONOS service changes" )
         handle.sendline( "git checkout -- tools/package/init/onos.conf" )
         handle.expect( "\$" )
@@ -397,6 +376,27 @@
         else:
             main.log.warn( "No configurations were specified to be changed after startup" )
 
+        main.step( "App Ids check" )
+        appCheck = main.TRUE
+        threads = []
+        for i in main.activeNodes:
+            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
+                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
+                             args=[] )
+            threads.append( t )
+            t.start()
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join()
+            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
+        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
+            node = main.activeNodes[0]
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
+                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
+                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
+
     def CASE2( self, main ):
         """
         Assign devices to controllers
@@ -993,37 +993,6 @@
         main.caseExplanation = "Ping across added host intents to check " +\
                                 "functionality and check the state of " +\
                                 "the intent"
-        main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
-        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[0] ]
-        PingResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
-            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
-                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            PingResult = PingResult and ping
-            if ping == main.FALSE:
-                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
-                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            elif ping == main.TRUE:
-                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
-                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
-        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
-            main.log.error(
-                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
-            # TODO: pretty print
-            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
-            try:
-                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=PingResult,
-            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
-            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
 
         main.step( "Check Intent state" )
         installedCheck = False
@@ -1059,6 +1028,38 @@
                                  onfail="Intents are not all in " +
                                         "INSTALLED state" )
 
+        main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
+        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[0] ]
+        PingResult = main.TRUE
+        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
+            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
+                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
+            PingResult = PingResult and ping
+            if ping == main.FALSE:
+                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
+                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
+            elif ping == main.TRUE:
+                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
+                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
+        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
+            main.log.error(
+                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+            # TODO: pretty print
+            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
+            try:
+                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
+                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
+                                           sort_keys=True,
+                                           indent=4,
+                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
+            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
+                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=PingResult,
+            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
+            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+
         main.step( "Check leadership of topics" )
         leaders = onosCli.leaders()
         topicCheck = main.TRUE
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HAsanity/HAsanity.py b/TestON/tests/HAsanity/HAsanity.py
index ed8bfee..0295b3b 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HAsanity/HAsanity.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HAsanity/HAsanity.py
@@ -251,27 +251,6 @@
                 intf=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'intf' ],
                 port=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'port' ] )
 
-        main.step( "App Ids check" )
-        appCheck = main.TRUE
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
-                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
-        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
-            node = main.activeNodes[0]
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
-                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
-                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
-
         main.step( "Checking ONOS nodes" )
         nodesOutput = []
         nodeResults = main.TRUE
@@ -362,6 +341,27 @@
         else:
             main.log.warn( "No configurations were specified to be changed after startup" )
 
+        main.step( "App Ids check" )
+        appCheck = main.TRUE
+        threads = []
+        for i in main.activeNodes:
+            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
+                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
+                             args=[] )
+            threads.append( t )
+            t.start()
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join()
+            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
+        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
+            node = main.activeNodes[0]
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
+                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
+                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
+
     def CASE2( self, main ):
         """
         Assign devices to controllers
@@ -958,37 +958,6 @@
         main.caseExplanation = "Ping across added host intents to check " +\
                                 "functionality and check the state of " +\
                                 "the intent"
-        main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
-        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[0] ]
-        PingResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
-            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
-                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            PingResult = PingResult and ping
-            if ping == main.FALSE:
-                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
-                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            elif ping == main.TRUE:
-                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
-                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
-        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
-            main.log.error(
-                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
-            # TODO: pretty print
-            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
-            try:
-                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=PingResult,
-            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
-            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
 
         main.step( "Check Intent state" )
         installedCheck = False
@@ -1024,6 +993,38 @@
                                  onfail="Intents are not all in " +
                                         "INSTALLED state" )
 
+        main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
+        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[0] ]
+        PingResult = main.TRUE
+        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
+            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
+                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
+            PingResult = PingResult and ping
+            if ping == main.FALSE:
+                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
+                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
+            elif ping == main.TRUE:
+                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
+                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
+        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
+            main.log.error(
+                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+            # TODO: pretty print
+            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
+            try:
+                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
+                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
+                                           sort_keys=True,
+                                           indent=4,
+                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
+            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
+                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=PingResult,
+            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
+            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+
         main.step( "Check leadership of topics" )
         leaders = onosCli.leaders()
         topicCheck = main.TRUE
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HAsingleInstanceRestart/HAsingleInstanceRestart.py b/TestON/tests/HAsingleInstanceRestart/HAsingleInstanceRestart.py
index a3865db..6c2b01f 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HAsingleInstanceRestart/HAsingleInstanceRestart.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HAsingleInstanceRestart/HAsingleInstanceRestart.py
@@ -240,27 +240,6 @@
                 intf=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'intf' ],
                 port=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'port' ] )
 
-        main.step( "App Ids check" )
-        appCheck = main.TRUE
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
-                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
-        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
-            node = main.activeNodes[0]
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
-                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
-                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
-
         main.step( "Checking ONOS nodes" )
         nodesOutput = []
         nodeResults = main.TRUE
@@ -351,6 +330,27 @@
         else:
             main.log.warn( "No configurations were specified to be changed after startup" )
 
+        main.step( "App Ids check" )
+        appCheck = main.TRUE
+        threads = []
+        for i in main.activeNodes:
+            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
+                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
+                             args=[] )
+            threads.append( t )
+            t.start()
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join()
+            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
+        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
+            node = main.activeNodes[0]
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
+                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
+                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
+
     def CASE2( self, main ):
         """
         Assign devices to controllers
@@ -918,6 +918,35 @@
         main.caseExplanation = "Ping across added host intents to check " +\
                                 "functionality and check the state of " +\
                                 "the intent"
+
+        main.step( "Check Intent state" )
+        installedCheck = True
+        # Print the intent states
+        intents = main.ONOScli1.intents()
+        intentStates = []
+        main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" % ( 'Count', 'ID', 'State' ) )
+        count = 0
+        # Iter through intents of a node
+        try:
+            for intent in json.loads( intents ):
+                state = intent.get( 'state', None )
+                if "INSTALLED" not in state:
+                    installedCheck = False
+                intentId = intent.get( 'id', None )
+                intentStates.append( ( intentId, state ) )
+        except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
+            main.log.exception( "Error parsing intents." )
+        # Print states
+        intentStates.sort()
+        for i, s in intentStates:
+            count += 1
+            main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" %
+                           ( str( count ), str( i ), str( s ) ) )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=True, actual=installedCheck,
+                                 onpass="Intents are all INSTALLED",
+                                 onfail="Intents are not all in " +
+                                        "INSTALLED state" )
+
         main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
         onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[0] ]
         PingResult = main.TRUE
@@ -950,34 +979,6 @@
             onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
             onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
 
-        main.step( "Check Intent state" )
-        installedCheck = True
-        # Print the intent states
-        intents = main.ONOScli1.intents()
-        intentStates = []
-        main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" % ( 'Count', 'ID', 'State' ) )
-        count = 0
-        # Iter through intents of a node
-        try:
-            for intent in json.loads( intents ):
-                state = intent.get( 'state', None )
-                if "INSTALLED" not in state:
-                    installedCheck = False
-                intentId = intent.get( 'id', None )
-                intentStates.append( ( intentId, state ) )
-        except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-            main.log.exception( "Error parsing intents." )
-        # Print states
-        intentStates.sort()
-        for i, s in intentStates:
-            count += 1
-            main.log.info( "%-6s%-15s%-15s" %
-                           ( str( count ), str( i ), str( s ) ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=True, actual=installedCheck,
-                                 onpass="Intents are all INSTALLED",
-                                 onfail="Intents are not all in " +
-                                        "INSTALLED state" )
-
         main.step( "Check leadership of topics" )
         leaders = onosCli.leaders()
         topicCheck = main.TRUE
diff --git a/TestON/tests/HAstopNodes/HAstopNodes.py b/TestON/tests/HAstopNodes/HAstopNodes.py
index 6622075..a09a3fc 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/HAstopNodes/HAstopNodes.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/HAstopNodes/HAstopNodes.py
@@ -275,27 +275,6 @@
                 intf=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'intf' ],
                 port=main.params[ 'MNtcpdump' ][ 'port' ] )
 
-        main.step( "App Ids check" )
-        appCheck = main.TRUE
-        threads = []
-        for i in main.activeNodes:
-            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
-                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
-                             args=[] )
-            threads.append( t )
-            t.start()
-
-        for t in threads:
-            t.join()
-            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
-        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
-            node = main.activeNodes[0]
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
-            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
-        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
-                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
-                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
-
         main.step( "Checking ONOS nodes" )
         nodesOutput = []
         nodeResults = main.TRUE
@@ -386,6 +365,27 @@
         else:
             main.log.warn( "No configurations were specified to be changed after startup" )
 
+        main.step( "App Ids check" )
+        appCheck = main.TRUE
+        threads = []
+        for i in main.activeNodes:
+            t = main.Thread( target=main.CLIs[i].appToIDCheck,
+                             name="appToIDCheck-" + str( i ),
+                             args=[] )
+            threads.append( t )
+            t.start()
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join()
+            appCheck = appCheck and t.result
+        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
+            node = main.activeNodes[0]
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].apps() )
+            main.log.warn( main.CLIs[node].appIDs() )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=appCheck,
+                                 onpass="App Ids seem to be correct",
+                                 onfail="Something is wrong with app Ids" )
+
     def CASE2( self, main ):
         """
         Assign devices to controllers
@@ -972,37 +972,6 @@
         main.caseExplanation = "Ping across added host intents to check " +\
                                 "functionality and check the state of " +\
                                 "the intent"
-        main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
-        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[0] ]
-        PingResult = main.TRUE
-        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
-            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
-                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            PingResult = PingResult and ping
-            if ping == main.FALSE:
-                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
-                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
-            elif ping == main.TRUE:
-                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
-                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
-        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
-            main.log.error(
-                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
-            # TODO: pretty print
-            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
-            try:
-                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
-                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
-                                           sort_keys=True,
-                                           indent=4,
-                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
-            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
-                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
-        utilities.assert_equals(
-            expect=main.TRUE,
-            actual=PingResult,
-            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
-            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
 
         main.step( "Check Intent state" )
         installedCheck = False
@@ -1038,6 +1007,38 @@
                                  onfail="Intents are not all in " +
                                         "INSTALLED state" )
 
+        main.step( "Ping across added host intents" )
+        onosCli = main.CLIs[ main.activeNodes[0] ]
+        PingResult = main.TRUE
+        for i in range( 8, 18 ):
+            ping = main.Mininet1.pingHost( src="h" + str( i ),
+                                           target="h" + str( i + 10 ) )
+            PingResult = PingResult and ping
+            if ping == main.FALSE:
+                main.log.warn( "Ping failed between h" + str( i ) +
+                               " and h" + str( i + 10 ) )
+            elif ping == main.TRUE:
+                main.log.info( "Ping test passed!" )
+                # Don't set PingResult or you'd override failures
+        if PingResult == main.FALSE:
+            main.log.error(
+                "Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+            # TODO: pretty print
+            main.log.warn( "ONOS1 intents: " )
+            try:
+                tmpIntents = onosCli.intents()
+                main.log.warn( json.dumps( json.loads( tmpIntents ),
+                                           sort_keys=True,
+                                           indent=4,
+                                           separators=( ',', ': ' ) ) )
+            except ( ValueError, TypeError ):
+                main.log.warn( repr( tmpIntents ) )
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=PingResult,
+            onpass="Intents have been installed correctly and pings work",
+            onfail="Intents have not been installed correctly, pings failed." )
+
         main.step( "Check leadership of topics" )
         leaders = onosCli.leaders()
         topicCheck = main.TRUE