diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/nuage-vsp/pom.xml b/plugins/network-elements/nuage-vsp/pom.xml
index 78468dd8cb8..141b09fe482 100644
--- a/plugins/network-elements/nuage-vsp/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/network-elements/nuage-vsp/pom.xml
@@ -34,11 +34,14 @@
       <url>http://cs.mv.nuagenetworks.net/releases/</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
+  <properties>
+      <nuage.vsp.client.version>1.0.1</nuage.vsp.client.version>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.nuagenetworks.vsp</groupId>
       <artifactId>nuage-vsp-acs-client</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.0</version>
+      <version>${nuage.vsp.client.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/nuageTestCase.py b/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/nuageTestCase.py
index 1a11fd68312..c673a9b31c4 100644
--- a/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/nuageTestCase.py
+++ b/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/nuageTestCase.py
@@ -186,9 +186,12 @@ class nuageTestCase(cloudstackTestCase):
         cls.https_proxy = None
         zone = next(zone for zone in cls.config.zones
                     if zone.name == cls.zone.name)
-        if zone.dcInternetConnectivityInfo.available:
-            cls.isInternetConnectivityAvailable = \
-                zone.dcInternetConnectivityInfo.available == "true"
+
+        cls.isInternetConnectivityAvailable = \
+            hasattr(zone, "dcInternetConnectivityInfo") \
+            and hasattr(zone.dcInternetConnectivityInfo, "available") \
+            and zone.dcInternetConnectivityInfo.available == "true"
+
         if cls.isInternetConnectivityAvailable:
             if zone.dcInternetConnectivityInfo.httpProxy:
                 cls.http_proxy = zone.dcInternetConnectivityInfo.httpProxy
diff --git a/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/test_nuage_internal_dns.py b/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/test_nuage_internal_dns.py
index 9e03ba0beb8..e717da1396d 100644
--- a/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/test_nuage_internal_dns.py
+++ b/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/test_nuage_internal_dns.py
@@ -342,11 +342,6 @@ class TestNuageInternalDns(nuageTestCase):
         except Exception as e:
             self.fail("Failed to stop the virtual instances, %s" % e)
 
-        try:
-            vm_1.start(self.apiclient)
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.fail("Failed to start the virtual instances, %s" % e)
-
         self.test_data["virtual_machine"]["displayname"] = "vm2"
         self.test_data["virtual_machine"]["name"] = "vm2"
         vm_2 = self.create_VM(network_1)
@@ -359,6 +354,11 @@ class TestNuageInternalDns(nuageTestCase):
                 self.DOMAINNAME, "update.com", nic, True)
             self.verify_vsd_dhcp_option(self.HOSTNAME, "vm2", nic, True)
 
+        try:
+            vm_1.start(self.apiclient)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.fail("Failed to start the virtual instances, %s" % e)
+
         public_ip_1 = self.acquire_PublicIPAddress(network_1)
         self.create_and_verify_fw(vm_1, public_ip_1, network_1)
 
diff --git a/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/test_nuage_static_nat.py b/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/test_nuage_static_nat.py
index bc35241fe29..9e6cdde4dc9 100644
--- a/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/test_nuage_static_nat.py
+++ b/test/integration/plugins/nuagevsp/test_nuage_static_nat.py
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ class TestNuageStaticNat(nuageTestCase):
             self.validate_PublicIPAddress(public_ip, network_1)
         self.debug("Acquired public IP in the created Isolated network "
                    "successfully released in CloudStack")
-
+        self.delete_VM(vm_1)
         # Bug CLOUDSTACK-9398
         """
         self.debug("Creating a persistent Isolated network with Static NAT "
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ class TestNuageStaticNat(nuageTestCase):
             self.validate_PublicIPAddress(public_ip, network_2)
         self.debug("Acquired public IP in the created Isolated network "
                    "successfully released in CloudStack")
+        self.delete_VM(vm_2)
         """
 
         self.debug("Creating an Isolated network with Static NAT service and "
@@ -613,6 +614,7 @@ class TestNuageStaticNat(nuageTestCase):
             self.validate_PublicIPAddress(public_ip, network_3)
         self.debug("Acquired public IP in the created Isolated network "
                    "successfully released in CloudStack")
+        self.delete_VM(vm_3)
 
         self.debug("Creating an Isolated network with Static NAT service "
                    "provider as VirtualRouter...")
@@ -663,6 +665,7 @@ class TestNuageStaticNat(nuageTestCase):
             self.validate_PublicIPAddress(public_ip, network_4)
         self.debug("Acquired public IP in the created Isolated network "
                    "successfully released in CloudStack")
+        self.delete_VM(vm_4)
 
         self.debug("Creating an Isolated network with no Static NAT "
                    "service...")
@@ -699,6 +702,7 @@ class TestNuageStaticNat(nuageTestCase):
             self.validate_PublicIPAddress(public_ip, network_5)
         self.debug("Acquired public IP in the created Isolated network "
                    "successfully released in CloudStack")
+        self.delete_VM(vm_5)
 
     @attr(tags=["advanced", "nuagevsp"], required_hardware="false")
     def test_04_nuage_StaticNAT_vpc_networks(self):