diff --git a/Automation/Tests/Resource/Keywords.robot b/Automation/Tests/Resource/Keywords.robot
index 6d1fdd8..29b933b 100644
--- a/Automation/Tests/Resource/Keywords.robot
+++ b/Automation/Tests/Resource/Keywords.robot
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
 Library     Process
 Variables  ../Scripts/variables.py
 
-*** Variables ***
-${e2adapter}  ${e2adapter_pod_name}
-
 *** Keywords ***
 Get Request nodeb
     [Arguments]    ${nodeb_name}=${ranName}
@@ -176,6 +173,11 @@
      Run And Return Rc And Output    ${stop_e2adapter}
      Sleep  5s
 
+Restart e2adapter
+    Log to Console  Restarting e2adapter
+    Stop e2adapter
+    Start e2adapter
+
 Flush And Populate DB
     [Arguments]    ${set_new_timestamp}=${True}
     Log To Console  Flushing and populating DB
@@ -192,8 +194,10 @@
 
 Send eNB Setup Request
     Log To Console  Sending eNB setup request form e2adapter
-    ${send_enb_setup}       Evaluate    "kubectl -n ricplt exec -it ${e2adapter} cli send-e2setup-req 10.0.2.15"
-    Sleep    3s
+    Restart e2adapter
+    Wait until keyword succeeds  2 min    3 sec    Validate Required Dockers
+    ${e2adapter_pod} =    Run And Return Rc And Output   kubectl get pods -n ricplt | /bin/grep e2adapter | /bin/grep Running | awk '{{print $1}}'
+    ${send_enb_setup}    Evaluate    "kubectl -n ricplt exec -it ${e2adapter_pod[1]} cli send-e2setup-req 10.0.2.15"
     Run And Return Rc And Output    ${send_enb_setup}
 
 Start Redis Monitor
diff --git a/Automation/Tests/Scripts/k8s_helper.py b/Automation/Tests/Scripts/k8s_helper.py
index 4fe6dd8..a1cce5f 100644
--- a/Automation/Tests/Scripts/k8s_helper.py
+++ b/Automation/Tests/Scripts/k8s_helper.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     return service_ip.strip()
 
 def extract_pod_name(pod_base_name):
-    k8s_command = "kubectl get pods -n ricplt | /bin/grep {} | awk \'{{print $1}}\'" \
+    k8s_command = "kubectl get pods -n ricplt | /bin/grep {} | /bin/grep Running | awk \'{{print $1}}\'" \
         .format(pod_base_name)
 
     pod_name = subprocess.check_output(["/bin/bash", "-c", k8s_command], universal_newlines=True)