diff --git a/roles/test-mcord-base/defaults/main.yml b/roles/test-mcord-base/defaults/main.yml
index 5f58813..1cf905f 100644
--- a/roles/test-mcord-base/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/test-mcord-base/defaults/main.yml
@@ -22,3 +22,34 @@
 xos_admin_user: "xosadmin@opencord.org"
 maas_xos_admin_pass: "{{ lookup('file', '/opt/credentials/xosadmin@opencord.org') }}"
 
+test_networks:
+  - management
+  - sgi_network
+  - s11_network
+  - s1mme_network
+  - sbi_network
+  - nbi_network
+
+test_services:
+  - internetemulator
+  - vmme
+  - vspgwc
+  - sdncontroller
+  - vspgwu
+
+test_ports:
+  - { vm: vmme, network: management }
+  - { vm: vmme, network: s11_network }
+  - { vm: vmme, network: s1mme_network }
+  - { vm: vspgwc, network: management }
+  - { vm: vspgwc, network: s11_network }
+  - { vm: vspgwc, network: nbi_network }
+  - { vm: sdncontroller, network: management }
+  - { vm: sdncontroller, network: nbi_network }
+  - { vm: sdncontroller, network: sbi_network }
+  - { vm: vspgwu, network: management }
+  - { vm: vspgwu, network: s1u_network }
+  - { vm: vspgwu, network: sgi_network }
+  - { vm: vspgwu, network: sbi_network }
+  - { vm: internetemulator, network: management }
+  - { vm: internetemulator, network: sgi_network }
diff --git a/roles/test-mcord-base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/test-mcord-base/tasks/main.yml
index 970aeb5..193c4d7 100644
--- a/roles/test-mcord-base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/test-mcord-base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,13 +24,7 @@
   until: result | success
   retries: 10
   delay: 60
-  with_items:
-    - management
-    - sgi_network
-    - s11_network
-    - s1mme_network
-    - sbi_network
-    - nbi_network
+  with_items: "{{ test_networks }}"
   tags:
     - skip_ansible_lint # running a sub job
 
@@ -40,9 +34,12 @@
   until: result | success
   retries: 10
   delay: 60
-  with_items:
-    - internetemulator
-    - vmme
-    - sdncontroller
+  with_items: "{{ test_services }}"
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint # running a sub job
+
+- name: Verify that VMs are properly networked
+  shell: bash -c "source /opt/cord_profile/admin-openrc.sh; nova list --all-tenants|grep '{{ item.vm }}.*ACTIVE.*{{ item.network }}' > /dev/null"
+  with_items: "{{ test_ports }}"
   tags:
     - skip_ansible_lint # running a sub job