diff --git a/.github/workflows/quali.yml b/.github/workflows/quali.yml
index 8315ff510..c4f861a41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quali.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quali.yml
@@ -154,9 +154,6 @@ jobs:
       id: reservation
       run: echo ::set-output name=identifier::$(echo ${{ steps.start.outputs.res_id }} | cut -d "-" -f 1)
 
-    - name: wait for DNS to propagate
-      run: sleep 300
-
     - name: get EKS access credentials
       run: aws eks update-kubeconfig --name ${{ env.AWS_EKS_NAME }}
 
@@ -502,10 +499,13 @@ jobs:
                     apt-get install -y dnsutils
                     HOSTS="sec-${{ steps.reservation.outputs.identifier }}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build gw-${{ steps.reservation.outputs.identifier }}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build fms-${{ steps.reservation.outputs.identifier }}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build"
                     for HOST in \$HOSTS; do
-                      until sleep 1; host \$HOST; do :; done
+                      until sleep 1; getent hosts \$HOST; do :; done
+                      getent hosts \$HOST >> /etc/hosts
                       echo "DNS record for \$HOST resolved successfully!"
                     done
 
+                    cat /etc/hosts
+
                     cd tests
                     pytest -m "${{ needs.vars.outputs.marker_expression }}" -s -vvv --testbed="basic" --alluredir=/tmp/allure-results -o firmware="${{ needs.vars.outputs.ap_version }}"
                     ret=\$?
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ucentralgw-dev-deployment.yaml b/.github/workflows/ucentralgw-dev-deployment.yaml
index f94f11505..489066273 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ucentralgw-dev-deployment.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ucentralgw-dev-deployment.yaml
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ env:
     {
       "namespace": "dev01",
       "deploy_method": "git",
-      "chart_version": "v2.4.0-RC1",
-      "owgw_version": "v2.4.0-RC1",
-      "owsec_version": "v2.4.0-RC1",
-      "owfms_version": "v2.4.0-RC1",
+      "chart_version": "v2.4.0-RC2",
+      "owgw_version": "v2.4.0-RC2",
+      "owsec_version": "v2.4.0-RC2",
+      "owfms_version": "v2.4.0-RC2",
       "owprov_version": "main",
-      "owgwui_version": "v2.4.0-RC1",
+      "owgwui_version": "v2.4.0-RC2",
       "owprovui_version": "main"
     }
   ]'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ucentralgw-qa-deployment.yaml b/.github/workflows/ucentralgw-qa-deployment.yaml
index bc8d12c01..f314630cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ucentralgw-qa-deployment.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ucentralgw-qa-deployment.yaml
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ env:
     {
       "namespace": "qa01",
       "deploy_method": "git",
-      "chart_version": "v2.4.0-RC1",
-      "owgw_version": "v2.4.0-RC1",
-      "owsec_version": "v2.4.0-RC1",
-      "owfms_version": "v2.4.0-RC1",
+      "chart_version": "v2.4.0-RC2",
+      "owgw_version": "v2.4.0-RC2",
+      "owsec_version": "v2.4.0-RC2",
+      "owfms_version": "v2.4.0-RC2",
       "owprov_version": "main",
-      "owgwui_version": "v2.4.0-RC1",
+      "owgwui_version": "v2.4.0-RC2",
       "owprovui_version": "main"
     }
   ]'
diff --git a/tests/fixtures_2x.py b/tests/fixtures_2x.py
index 65320a971..d0ab38050 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures_2x.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures_2x.py
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ class Fixtures_2x:
                                                ]
                 ssid_data.append(ssid)
                 lf_tools.ssid_list.append(ssid_info_sdk[interface][0])
-            if skip_lf:
+            if not skip_lf:
                 lf_tools.dut_idx_mapping = idx_mapping
                 lf_tools.update_ssid(ssid_data=ssid_data)
         except Exception as e: