diff --git a/tools/test/scenarios/meta-apps-test.xml b/tools/test/scenarios/meta-apps-test.xml
index f405ded..dce48a8 100644
--- a/tools/test/scenarios/meta-apps-test.xml
+++ b/tools/test/scenarios/meta-apps-test.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
 <scenario name="meta-apps"
           description="Openflow provider activate/deactivate test">
     <group name="Meta-App">
+        <step name="InitialDeactivateOpenflowMetaApp"
+              exec="onos ${OCI} onos:app deactivate org.onosproject.openflow org.onosproject.hostprovider org.onosproject.lldpprovider org.onosproject.openflow-base"/>
+        <step name="InitialActivateOpenflowMetaApp" requires="InitialDeactivateOpenflowMetaApp"
+              exec="onos ${OCI} onos:app activate org.onosproject.openflow"/>
+
         <!-- Check initial state of openflow apps -->
-        <group name="MetaAppInitialVerification">
+        <group name="MetaAppInitialVerification" requies="InitialActivateOpenflowMetaApp">
             <parallel var="${OC#}" starts="MetaAppTest.FindOpenflowInitial-${#}" ends="MetaAppTest.CheckLldpProviderInitial-${#-1}">
                 <step name="MetaAppTest.FindOpenflowInitial-${#}"
                       exec="onos-find-app ${OC#} org.onosproject.openflow openflowAppInitial" />