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diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/VPPUtil.py b/resources/libraries/python/VPPUtil.py
index 4e2b2373c4..432a589cd3 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/VPPUtil.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/VPPUtil.py
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ class VPPUtil(object):
         :param node: Topology node.
         :type node: dict
         """
+        cmd = 'echo "show pci" | sudo socat - UNIX-CONNECT:/run/vpp/cli.sock'
+        exec_cmd_no_error(
+            node, cmd, sudo=False, message='VPP failed to start!', retries=120)
+
         cmd = ('vppctl show pci 2>&1 | '
                'fgrep -v "Connection refused" | '
                'fgrep -v "No such file or directory"')
@@ -160,8 +164,9 @@ class VPPUtil(object):
         :returns: VPP version.
         :rtype: str
         """
+        cmd = 'show_version'
         with PapiSocketExecutor(node) as papi_exec:
-            reply = papi_exec.add('show_version').get_reply()
+            reply = papi_exec.add(cmd).get_reply()
         return_version = reply['version'].rstrip('\0x00')
         version = 'VPP version:      {ver}\n'.format(ver=return_version)
         if verbose:
@@ -313,8 +318,9 @@ class VPPUtil(object):
         :returns: VPP thread data.
         :rtype: list
         """
+        cmd = 'show_threads'
         with PapiSocketExecutor(node) as papi_exec:
-            reply = papi_exec.add('show_threads').get_reply()
+            reply = papi_exec.add(cmd).get_reply()
 
         threads_data = list()
         for thread in reply["thread_data"]: