diff --git a/ci-scripts/ran.py b/ci-scripts/ran.py
index d447883316b5cc80ed7f12b8c52fb73b3d4a458d..acf31b8242480d117a12cff7615a91f65b86e627 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/ran.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/ran.py
@@ -340,10 +340,9 @@ class RANManagement():
 			sys.exit('Insufficient Parameter')
 		logging.debug('Starting eNB/gNB on server: ' + lIpAddr)
 
-		SSH.copyout(lIpAddr,lUserName,lPassWord, cwd + "/active_net_interfaces.awk", "/tmp")
-
 		self.testCase_id = HTML.testCase_id
 		mySSH = SSH.SSHConnection()
+		mySSH.copyout(lIpAddr,lUserName,lPassWord, cwd + "/active_net_interfaces.awk", "/tmp")
 		
 		#reboot USRP if requested in xml
 		if self.USRPIPAddress!='':