diff --git a/kubernetes/oof/charts/oof-cmso/charts/oof-cmso-service/resources/config/msosimulator.sh b/kubernetes/oof/charts/oof-cmso/charts/oof-cmso-service/resources/config/msosimulator.sh
index c87a26b..79ad921 100644
--- a/kubernetes/oof/charts/oof-cmso/charts/oof-cmso-service/resources/config/msosimulator.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/oof/charts/oof-cmso/charts/oof-cmso-service/resources/config/msosimulator.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-pip install flask
-pip install requests
+
+# for some reason DNS is not working properly on this pod
+# therefore we need to explicitly add record just for
+# the purpose of this script
+HOSTS_FILE_RECORD >> /etc/hosts
+
+pip install -i https://nexus3.onap.org/repository/pypi-private/simple/ --trusted-host nexus3.onap.org flask
+pip install -i https://nexus3.onap.org/repository/pypi-private/simple/ --trusted-host nexus3.onap.org requests
 python /share/etc/config/mock.py
--

diff --git a/kubernetes/common/dgbuilder/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/common/dgbuilder/templates/deployment.yaml
index 353c231..cf38409 100644
--- a/kubernetes/common/dgbuilder/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/common/dgbuilder/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -49,8 +49,12 @@ spec:
         - name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
           image: "{{ include "common.repository" . }}/{{ .Values.image }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.pullPolicy | default .Values.pullPolicy }}
-          command: ["/bin/bash"]
-          args: ["-c", "cd /opt/onap/ccsdk/dgbuilder/ && ./start.sh sdnc1.0 && wait"]
+          command:
+          - /bin/bash
+          - -c
+          - >
+            NPM_REGISTRY_RECORD;
+            cd /opt/onap/ccsdk/dgbuilder/ && ./start.sh sdnc1.0 && wait
           ports:
           - containerPort: {{ .Values.service.internalPort }}
           readinessProbe:
-- 
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