diff --git a/fabfile/tasks/tester.py b/fabfile/tasks/tester.py
index 8b0a36c94..0a050adc6 100644
--- a/fabfile/tasks/tester.py
+++ b/fabfile/tasks/tester.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import tempfile
 from random import randrange
 from datetime import datetime as dt
-
 from fabfile.config import *
 from fabfile.utils.host import *
 from fabfile.utils.interface import *
@@ -367,6 +366,9 @@ def setup_test_env():
                 if detect_ostype() in ['redhat', 'centos', 'centoslinux']:
                     pkg_install(['libxslt-devel', 'libxml2-devel'], disablerepo=False)
                 sudo('pip install junos-eznc==1.2.2')
+               
+                #Restart DM. This is because of #1490860
+                sudo('service contrail-device-manager restart')
 
         for host_string in env.roledefs['compute']:
             with settings(host_string=host_string):