diff --git a/test_hub_discovery/test-B-stage1.sh b/test_hub_discovery/test-B-stage1.sh
index e88d216..476b933 100755
--- a/test_hub_discovery/test-B-stage1.sh
+++ b/test_hub_discovery/test-B-stage1.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &
 sleep 2
 
-nrd &> $workdir/logs/nrd.log &
-sleep 2
-
 ndnsec-keygen /tmp/autoconfig-test | ndnsec-install-cert -
 sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf resolv.conf.bak
 echo "nameserver $IP4_A1" > resolv.conf
@@ -25,6 +22,7 @@
 sudo cat /etc/resolv.conf >> $testLog
 
 ndn-autoconfig
+sleep 2
 
 # search output for 10.63.18.1, fail if not found
 face=$(nfd-status -f | grep -F remote=udp4://10.63.18.1)
diff --git a/test_hub_discovery/test-D-stage2.sh b/test_hub_discovery/test-D-stage2.sh
index 2305cfc..c3d95cc 100755
--- a/test_hub_discovery/test-D-stage2.sh
+++ b/test_hub_discovery/test-D-stage2.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &
 sleep 2
 
-nrd &> $workdir/logs/nrd.log &
-sleep 2
-
 ####### TEST STAGE 2 #######
 
 ndnsec-keygen /tmp/autoconfig-test | ndnsec-install-cert -
diff --git a/test_hub_discovery/test-D-stage3.sh b/test_hub_discovery/test-D-stage3.sh
index dceb171..74ffebd 100755
--- a/test_hub_discovery/test-D-stage3.sh
+++ b/test_hub_discovery/test-D-stage3.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 sudo nfd &> $workdir/logs/nfd.log &
 sleep 2
 
-nrd &> $workdir/logs/nrd.log &
-sleep 2
-
 ####### TEST STAGE 3 #######
 
 ndnsec-keygen /tmp/autoconfig-test | ndnsec-install-cert -
diff --git a/test_nfdc/include.sh b/test_nfdc/include.sh
index 5f1c491..9ad43b5 100755
--- a/test_nfdc/include.sh
+++ b/test_nfdc/include.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
   counterType=$3
   threshold=$4
 
+  # wait for the refreshed output of nfd-status
+  sleep 2
+
   outCounter=$(nfd-status | grep -iF 'faceid='$faceId' remote='$faceUri | grep -Po $counterType={[0-9]+ | sed 's/'$counterType'={//')
 
 
@@ -58,6 +61,9 @@
   faceId=$1
   faceUri=$2
 
+  # wait for the refreshed output of nfd-status
+  sleep 2
+
   # check for the existence of the face
   # First, get the face line
   # Second, extract the face id attached to the fetched line
@@ -97,6 +103,9 @@
     exit 2
   fi
 
+  # wait for the refreshed output of nfd-status
+  sleep 2
+
   # check the existence of prefix FIB entry
   fibEntry=$(nfd-status | grep $prefix)
   if [[ -z "$fibEntry" ]]; then
@@ -117,4 +126,4 @@
     clean_up
     exit 2
   fi
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test_nfdc/nfdc-test.sh b/test_nfdc/nfdc-test.sh
index 24966cd..9c49198 100755
--- a/test_nfdc/nfdc-test.sh
+++ b/test_nfdc/nfdc-test.sh
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@
   # invoke nfdc to remove the nexthop for created FaceId
   removeNextHop=$(nfdc remove-nexthop ndn:/test-nfdc $faceId)
 
+  #wait for the refreshed output of nfd-status
+  sleep 2
+
   # check the existence of ndn:/test-nfdc FIB entry
   fibEntry=$(nfd-status | grep /test-nfdc)
   if [ ! -z "$fibEntry" ]; then
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@
 
   # Invoke nfdc to unregister the prefix
   unregisterPrefix=$(nfdc unregister ndn:/test-nfdc $faceId)
-
+  sleep 2
   # check the existence of ndn:/test-nfdc FIB entry
   fibEntry=$(nfd-status | grep /test-nfdc)
   if [ ! -z "$fibEntry" ]; then