diff --git a/test_multicast/multicast-test.sh b/test_multicast/multicast-test.sh
index b5a349f..3a2ca00 100755
--- a/test_multicast/multicast-test.sh
+++ b/test_multicast/multicast-test.sh
@@ -19,15 +19,21 @@
 ssh $CTRL_B "mkdir -p $workdir/logs;\
     sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &\
     sleep 3;\
+    nrd &> $workdir/logs/nrd.log &\
+    sleep 3;\
     ndn-traffic-server $workdir/NDNTrafficServerB.conf &> $workdir/logs/server.log &"
 ssh $CTRL_C "mkdir -p $workdir/logs;\
     sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &\
     sleep 3;\
+    nrd &> $workdir/logs/nrd.log &\
+    sleep 3;\
     ndn-traffic-server $workdir/NDNTrafficServerC.conf &> $workdir/logs/server.log &"
 
 # start nfd and add nexthop of ndn:/test-mcast to UDP multicast face
 sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &
 sleep 3
+nrd &> $workdir/logs/nrd.log &
+sleep 3
 faceid=$(nfd-status -f | grep $a_ipaddr | grep -Po 'faceid=.*? ' | sed 's/faceid=//' | sed 's/ //')
 nfdc add-nexthop ndn:/test-mcast $faceid