diff --git a/tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml b/tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml
index 21d265bf5..fded3155f 100644
--- a/tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml
+++ b/tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       run_once: true
       delegate_to: "{{groups['kube-master'][0]}}"
       register: agents
-      retries: 6
+      retries: 18
       delay: "{{ agent_report_interval }}"
       until: "{{ agents.content|length > 0 and
         agents.content[0] == '{' and
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     - debug: var=agents.content|from_json
       failed_when: not agents|success and not agents.content=='{}'
       run_once: true
-      
+
     - name: Check netchecker status
       uri: url=http://localhost:{{netchecker_port}}/api/v1/connectivity_check status_code=200 return_content=yes
       delegate_to: "{{groups['kube-master'][0]}}"
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
       failed_when: not result|success
       run_once: true
       when: not agents.content=='{}'
+      delegate_to: "{{groups['kube-master'][0]}}"
 
     - debug: msg="Cannot get reports from agents, consider as PASSING"
       run_once: true