diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/performance/case0 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/performance/case0
index 626fd3d4a..57e7f449d 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/performance/case0
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/performance/case0
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ cmd:makehosts -n perftest
 check:rc==0
 
 #Make sure SN and CN is deployed sucessfully
-cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef $$CN -i status|grep -E "booted|failed" >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 300 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef $$CN -i status|grep -E "booted|failed" >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 50 ];then break;fi done
 cmd:ping $$CN -c 3
 check:rc==0
-cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef $$SN -i status|grep -E "booted|failed" >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 300 ];then break;fi done
+cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef $$SN -i status|grep -E "booted|failed" >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 50 ];then break;fi done
 cmd:ping $$SN -c 3
 check:rc==0
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ check:rc==0
 # For openbmc simulation setup on SN
 cmd:PERF_SIM_NIC=$$SECONDNIC xcatperftest create fake[1-1000] openbmc
 check:rc==0
-cmd:scp /opt/xcat/share/xcat/tools/autotest/result/perf-openbmc-create.sh root@$$CN:/tmp/perf
+cmd:scp /opt/xcat/share/xcat/tools/autotest/result/perf-openbmc-create.sh root@$$SN:/tmp/perf
 check:rc==0
 cmd:xdsh $$SN PERF_SIM_NIC=$$SECONDNIC PERF_SIM_ADDR=192.169.251.252 bash /tmp/perf/simulatorctl.sh setup openbmc
 check:rc==0
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ cmd:makehosts -n perftest
 check:rc==0
 
 #Make sure CN is deployed sucessfully
-cmd:a=0;while ! `lsdef $$CN -i status|grep -E "booted|failed" >/dev/null`; do sleep 20;((a++));if [ $a -gt 300 ];then break;fi done
 cmd:ping $$CN -c 3
 check:rc==0
 
diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/performance/simulatorctl.sh b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/performance/simulatorctl.sh
index 6d175ab56..295479dd8 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/performance/simulatorctl.sh
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/performance/simulatorctl.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ setup_docker()
         echo "[docker] name=Docker baseurl=$OPEN_POWER_TOOLS_URL enabled=1 gpgcheck=0" | \
         awk 'BEGIN{RS=" ";ORS="\n";}{print $0}' > /etc/yum.repos.d/docker.repo
         yum repolist
+        #workaround as the public repo has issue to install container-selinux
+        yum install http://ftp.unicamp.br/pub/ppc64el/rhel/7/docker-ppc64el/container-selinux-2.9-4.el7.noarch.rpm
         yum install -y docker-ce bridge-utils initscripts
         service docker start
         sleep 5