diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-mininet b/tools/test/bin/onos-mininet
index 2683a29..4c60e42 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-mininet
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-mininet
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     ssh $remote "
         let count=0
         sleep 1 && while test ! -f $log; do if test \$count -ge $MAX_WAIT; then exit 1; fi; sleep 1; let count=count+1; done
-        while ! (tail -n1 $log | egrep -q '^mininet>'); do if [ \$count -ge $MAX_WAIT ]; then exit 1; fi; sleep 1; done
+        while ! (tail -n1 $log | egrep -q '^[ ]*[0]*mininet>'); do if [ \$count -ge $MAX_WAIT ]; then exit 1; fi; sleep 1; done
         sleep ${1-:1}
     "
     ;;
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
         sleep 1
         if [ ! -f $log ]; then exit 1; fi;
         let count=0
-        while ! (tail -n1 $log | egrep -q '^mininet>'); do if test \$count -ge $MAX_WAIT; then exit 1; fi; sleep 1; let count=count+1; done
-        tac $log | awk '{ print \$0; } /^mininet>/ { if (on) { exit 0; } on=1; }' | tac > $aux
+        while ! (tail -n1 $log | egrep -q '^[ ]*[0]*mininet>'); do if test \$count -ge $MAX_WAIT; then exit 1; fi; sleep 1; let count=count+1; done
+        tac $log | awk '{ print \$0; } /^[ ]*[0]*mininet>/ { if (on) { exit 0; } on=1; }' | tac > $aux
         cat $aux
         set -x
         egrep \"$@\" $aux