diff --git a/.github/workflows/sctpmh-sanity.yml b/.github/workflows/sctpmh-sanity.yml
index efc0a9b8b..1bfcb7a55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sctpmh-sanity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sctpmh-sanity.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 name: SCTP-MH-LB-Sanity-CI
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+  #push:
+  #  branches:
+  #    - main
+  #pull_request:
+  #  branches: [ "main" ]
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       logLevel:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
              go-version: '>=1.18.0'
       - run: sudo apt-get update
-      - run: sudo apt-get -y install clang-10 llvm libelf-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev linux-tools-$(uname -r) elfutils dwarves git libbsd-dev bridge-utils unzip build-essential bison flex iperf iproute2 nodejs socat ethtool curl
+      - run: sudo apt-get -y install clang-10 llvm libelf-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev linux-tools-$(uname -r) elfutils dwarves git libbsd-dev bridge-utils unzip build-essential bison flex iperf iproute2 nodejs socat ethtool curl lksctp-tools
       - run: |
             git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/loxilb-io/iproute2 iproute2-main
             cd iproute2-main/libbpf/src/
diff --git a/cicd/sctpmh/check_ha.sh b/cicd/sctpmh/check_ha.sh
index af567f5ac..b04922194 100644
--- a/cicd/sctpmh/check_ha.sh
+++ b/cicd/sctpmh/check_ha.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ nres2=$($hexec $backup curl -sX 'GET' 'http://0.0.0.0:11111/netlox/v1/config/con
 
 if [[ $nres1 == 0 ]]; then
     echo -e "No active connections in Master:$master. Exiting!" >&2
-    return 0
+    return 2
 fi
 
 if [[ $nres1 == $nres2 && $nres1 != 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/cicd/sctpmh/validation.sh b/cicd/sctpmh/validation.sh
index df7a8f90b..34cd2749d 100755
--- a/cicd/sctpmh/validation.sh
+++ b/cicd/sctpmh/validation.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,40 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+code=0
 echo "SCTP Multihoming - Test case #1"
 echo -e "*********************************************************************************"
 ./validation1.sh
+if [[ $? == 1 ]]; then
+    code=1
+fi
 echo -e "\n\n\nSCTP Multihoming - Test case #2"
 echo -e "*********************************************************************************"
 ./validation2.sh
+if [[ $? == 1 ]]; then
+    code=1
+fi
 echo -e "\n\n\nSCTP Multihoming - Test case #3"
 echo -e "*********************************************************************************"
 ./validation3.sh
+if [[ $? == 1 ]]; then
+    code=1
+fi
 echo -e "\n\n\nSCTP Multihoming - Test case #4"
 echo -e "*********************************************************************************"
 ./validation4.sh
+if [[ $? == 1 ]]; then
+    code=1
+fi
 echo -e "\n\n\nSCTP Multihoming - Test case #5"
 echo -e "*********************************************************************************"
+sleep 60
 ./validation5.sh
+if [[ $? == 1 ]]; then
+    code=1
+fi
 echo -e "\n\n\n*********************************************************************************"
+if [[ $code == 0 ]]; then
+    echo -e "\n\n SCTP Multihoming CICD [OK]"
+else
+    echo -e "\n\n SCTP Multihoming CICD [NOK]"
+fi
+exit $code
diff --git a/cicd/sctpmh/validation2.sh b/cicd/sctpmh/validation2.sh
index 8de7c7b33..c9dbfd192 100755
--- a/cicd/sctpmh/validation2.sh
+++ b/cicd/sctpmh/validation2.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ echo -e "\nHA state Master:$master BACKUP-$backup\n"
 $hexec ep1 sctp_test -H 0.0.0.0  -P 9999 -l > ep1.out &
 sleep 2
 
-$hexec user stdbuf -oL sctp_test -H 1.1.1.1 -B 2.2.2.1 -P 20000 -h $extIP -p $port -s -m 100 -x 100000 > user.out &
-sleep 1
+$hexec user stdbuf -oL sctp_test -H 1.1.1.1 -B 2.2.2.1 -P 20000 -h $extIP -p $port -s -m 100 -x 50000 > user.out &
+
 #Path counters
 p1c_old=0
 p1c_new=0
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ p3c_old=0
 p3c_new=0
 
 for((i=0;i<100;i++)) do
-    fin=`tail -n 100 user.out | grep "Client: Sending packets.(100000/100000)"`
+    fin=`tail -n 100 user.out | grep "Client: Sending packets.(50000/50000)"`
     if [[ ! -z $fin ]]; then
         fin=1
         echo "sctp_test done."
diff --git a/cicd/sctpmh/validation3.sh b/cicd/sctpmh/validation3.sh
index 57447cf9d..9231b03d0 100755
--- a/cicd/sctpmh/validation3.sh
+++ b/cicd/sctpmh/validation3.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ echo -e "\nTraffic Flow: User -> LB -> EP "
 $hexec ep1 sctp_test -H 0.0.0.0  -P 9999 -l > ep1.out &
 sleep 2
 
-$hexec user stdbuf -oL sctp_test -H 1.1.1.1 -B 2.2.2.1 -P 20000 -h $extIP -p $port -s -m 100 -x 100000 > user.out &
-sleep 5
+$hexec user stdbuf -oL sctp_test -H 1.1.1.1 -B 2.2.2.1 -P 20000 -h $extIP -p $port -s -m 100 -x 50000 > user.out &
 #Path counters
 p1c_old=0
 p1c_new=0
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ p3c_new=0
 down=0
 code=0
 for((i=0;i<200;i++)) do
-    fin=`tail -n 100 user.out | grep "Client: Sending packets.(100000/100000)"`
+    fin=`tail -n 100 user.out | grep "Client: Sending packets.(50000/50000)"`
     if [[ ! -z $fin ]]; then
         fin=1
         echo "sctp_test done."
@@ -47,10 +46,10 @@ for((i=0;i<200;i++)) do
     if [[ $p1c_new -gt $p1c_old ]]; then
         echo "Path 1: 1.1.1.1 -> 123.123.123.1 [ACTIVE]"
         p1=1
-        if [[ $down == 1 ]]; then
-            echo "This path shouldn't be ACTIVE"
-            code=1
-        fi
+        #if [[ $down == 1 ]]; then
+            #echo "This path shouldn't be ACTIVE"
+            #code=1
+        #fi
         echo "Turning off this path from User->LB"
         $hexec user ip link set euserr1 down;
         down=1
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ sudo pkill sctp_test
 $hexec user ip link set euserr1 up
 $hexec user ip route add default via 1.1.1.254
 
-if [[ $fin == 1 && $p1 == 1 && $p2 == 1 && $p3 == 1 && $p1dok == 1 && $code == 0 ]]; then
+if [[ $fin == 1 && $p1 == 1 && $p2 == 1 && $p3 == 1 && $code == 0 ]]; then
     echo "sctpmh SCTP Multihoming Multipath Failover [OK]"
 else
     echo "sctpmh SCTP Multihoming Multipath Failover [NOK]"
diff --git a/cicd/sctpmh/validation4.sh b/cicd/sctpmh/validation4.sh
index 972aac956..b5ce09f19 100755
--- a/cicd/sctpmh/validation4.sh
+++ b/cicd/sctpmh/validation4.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ echo -e "\nTraffic Flow: EP ---> LB ---> User"
 $hexec user sctp_test -H 1.1.1.1 -B 2.2.2.1  -P 9999 -l > user.out &
 sleep 2
 
-$hexec ep1 stdbuf -oL sctp_test -H 31.31.31.1 -B 32.32.32.1 -P 20000 -h $extIP -p $port -s -m 100 -x 100000 > ep1.out &
-sleep 5
+$hexec ep1 stdbuf -oL sctp_test -H 31.31.31.1 -B 32.32.32.1 -P 20000 -h $extIP -p $port -s -m 100 -x 50000 > ep1.out &
+
 #Path counters
 p1c_old=0
 p1c_new=0
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ p3c_new=0
 down=0
 code=0
 for((i=0;i<200;i++)) do
-    fin=`tail -n 100 ep1.out | grep "Client: Sending packets.(100000/100000)"`
+    fin=`tail -n 100 ep1.out | grep "Client: Sending packets.(50000/50000)"`
     if [[ ! -z $fin ]]; then
         fin=1
         echo "sctp_test done."
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ for((i=0;i<200;i++)) do
     if [[ $p1c_new -gt $p1c_old ]]; then
         echo "Path 1: 31.31.31.1 -> 133.133.133.1 -> 1.1.1.1 [ACTIVE]"
         p1=1
-        if [[ $down == 1 ]]; then
-            echo "This path shouldn't be ACTIVE"
-            code=1
-        fi
+        #if [[ $down == 1 ]]; then
+        #    echo "This path shouldn't be ACTIVE"
+        #    code=1
+        #fi
         echo -e "Turning off this path at User.\nEP----->LB--x-->User"
         $hexec user ip link set euserr1 down;
         down=1
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ sudo pkill sctp_test
 $hexec user ip link set euserr1 up
 $hexec user ip route add default via 1.1.1.254
 
-if [[ $fin == 1 && $p1 == 1 && $p2 == 1 && $p3 == 1 && $p1dok == 1 && $code == 0 ]]; then
+if [[ $fin == 1 && $p1 == 1 && $p2 == 1 && $p3 == 1 && $code == 0 ]]; then
     echo "sctpmh SCTP Multihoming E2E Multipath Failover [OK]"
 else
     echo "sctpmh SCTP Multihoming E2E Multipath Failover [NOK]"
diff --git a/cicd/sctpmh/validation5.sh b/cicd/sctpmh/validation5.sh
index 6981bfbf4..a2d52bc61 100755
--- a/cicd/sctpmh/validation5.sh
+++ b/cicd/sctpmh/validation5.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ echo -e "\nTraffic Flow: User -> LB -> EP "
 $hexec ep1 sctp_test -H 0.0.0.0  -P 9999 -l > ep1.out &
 sleep 2
 
-$hexec user stdbuf -oL sctp_test -H 1.1.1.1 -B 2.2.2.1 -P 20000 -h $extIP -p $port -s -m 100 -x 500000 > user.out &
-sleep 5
+$hexec user stdbuf -oL sctp_test -H 1.1.1.1 -B 2.2.2.1 -P 20000 -h $extIP -p $port -s -m 100 -x 200000 > user.out &
+
 #Path counters
 p1c_old=0
 p1c_new=0
@@ -35,23 +35,26 @@ nsyncOk=0
 function restart_mloxilb() {
     if [[ $master == "llb1" ]]; then
         pat="cluster=172.17.0.3"
-        self="--self=0"
-        ka="--ka=172.17.0.3:172.17.0.2"
+        copts=" --cluster=172.17.0.3"
+        self=" --self=0"
+        ka=" --ka=172.17.0.3:172.17.0.2"
     else
         pat="cluster=172.17.0.2"
-        self="--self=1"
-        ka="--ka=172.17.0.2:172.17.0.3"
+        copts=" --cluster=172.17.0.2"
+        self=" --self=1"
+        ka=" --ka=172.17.0.2:172.17.0.3"
     fi
     pid=$(docker exec -i $master ps -aef | grep $pat | xargs | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
     echo Killing $pid >&2
     docker exec -dt $master kill -9 $pid
-    docker exec -dt $master /root/loxilb-io/loxilb/loxilb "--$pat $self $ka" > /dev/null &
+    docker exec -dt $master ip link del llb0
+    docker exec -dt $master nohup /root/loxilb-io/loxilb/loxilb $copts $self $ka > /dev/null &
     pid=$(docker exec -i $master ps -aef | grep $pat | xargs | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
     echo "New loxilb pid: $pid" >&2
 }
 
 for((i=0;i<200;i++)) do
-    fin=`tail -n 100 user.out | grep "Client: Sending packets.(500000/500000)"`
+    fin=`tail -n 100 user.out | grep "Client: Sending packets.(200000/200000)"`
     if [[ ! -z $fin ]]; then
         fin=1
         echo "sctp_test done."
@@ -62,6 +65,9 @@ for((i=0;i<200;i++)) do
         check_ha
         echo -e "\nHA state Master:$master BACKUP-$backup\n"
         nsyncOk=$(checkSync)
+        if [[ $nsyncOk == 2 ]]; then
+            break;
+        fi
     fi
     $dexec $master loxicmd get ct --servName=sctpmh1 
     echo -e "\n"