diff --git a/test_broadcast/broadcast-test.sh b/test_broadcast/broadcast-test.sh
index 9cbc763..8d29fd3 100755
--- a/test_broadcast/broadcast-test.sh
+++ b/test_broadcast/broadcast-test.sh
@@ -14,12 +14,23 @@
 # start nfd on all hosts
 echo "starting nfd on all hosts..."
 ssh $CTRL_B "mkdir -p $workdir/logs;\
-    sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &"
+    sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &\
+    sleep 3;\
+    nrd &> $workdir/logs/nrd.log &\
+    sleep 3"
 ssh $CTRL_C "mkdir -p $workdir/logs;\
-    sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &"
+    sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &\
+    sleep 3;\
+    nrd &> $workdir/logs/nrd.log &\
+    sleep 3"
 ssh $CTRL_D "mkdir -p $workdir/logs;\
-    sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &"
+    sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &\
+    sleep 3;\
+    nrd &> $workdir/logs/nrd.log &\
+    sleep 3"
 sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &
+sleep 3
+nrd &> $workdir/logs/nrd.log &
 sleep 5
 
 # start ndn-traffic-server on B and C