diff --git a/feature/interface/aggregate/otg_tests/balancing_test/balancing_test.go b/feature/interface/aggregate/otg_tests/balancing_test/balancing_test.go
index 9937fabf31d..07b576adf29 100644
--- a/feature/interface/aggregate/otg_tests/balancing_test/balancing_test.go
+++ b/feature/interface/aggregate/otg_tests/balancing_test/balancing_test.go
@@ -241,45 +241,45 @@ func (tc *testCase) verifyLAG(t *testing.T) {
 
 	if tc.lagType == oc.IfAggregate_AggregationType_LACP {
 		t.Logf("Waiting LAG DUT ports to start collecting and distributing")
-		for _, dp := range tc.dutPorts[1:] {
-			_, ok := gnmi.WatchAll(t, tc.dut, gnmi.OC().Lacp().InterfaceAny().Member(dp.Name()).Collecting().State(), time.Minute, func(val *ygnmi.Value[bool]) bool {
-				col, present := val.Val()
-				return present && col
-			}).Await(t)
-			if !ok {
-				t.Fatalf("DUT LAG port %v is not collecting", dp)
+		watchD := gnmi.WatchAll[*oc.Lacp_Interface](t, tc.dut, gnmi.OC().Lacp().InterfaceAny().State(), time.Minute, func(val *ygnmi.Value[*oc.Lacp_Interface]) bool {
+			col, present := val.Val()
+			if !present || col == nil {
+				return false
 			}
-			_, ok = gnmi.WatchAll(t, tc.dut, gnmi.OC().Lacp().InterfaceAny().Member(dp.Name()).Distributing().State(), time.Minute, func(val *ygnmi.Value[bool]) bool {
-				dist, present := val.Val()
-				return present && dist
-			}).Await(t)
-			if !ok {
-				t.Fatalf("DUT LAG port %v is not distributing", dp)
+			for _, dp := range tc.dutPorts[1:] {
+				m := col.GetMember(dp.Name())
+				if !m.GetCollecting() || !m.GetDistributing() {
+					return false
+				}
 			}
+			return true
+		})
+		if _, ok := watchD.Await(t); !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("DUT LAG is not ready to collect and distribute")
 		}
+
 		t.Logf("Waiting LAG OTG ports to start collecting and distributing")
-		for _, p := range tc.atePorts[1:] {
-			_, ok := gnmi.Watch(t, tc.ate.OTG(), gnmi.OTG().Lacp().LagMember(p.ID()).Collecting().State(), time.Minute, func(val *ygnmi.Value[bool]) bool {
-				col, present := val.Val()
-				t.Logf("collecting for port %v is %v and present is %v", p.ID(), col, present)
-				return present && col
-			}).Await(t)
-			if !ok {
-				t.Fatalf("OTG LAG port %v is not collecting", p)
+		watchO := gnmi.Watch[*otgtelemetry.Lacp](t, tc.ate.OTG(), gnmi.OTG().Lacp().State(), 2*time.Minute, func(val *ygnmi.Value[*otgtelemetry.Lacp]) bool {
+			col, present := val.Val()
+			if !present || col == nil {
+				return false
 			}
-			_, ok = gnmi.Watch(t, tc.ate.OTG(), gnmi.OTG().Lacp().LagMember(p.ID()).Distributing().State(), time.Minute, func(val *ygnmi.Value[bool]) bool {
-				dist, present := val.Val()
-				t.Logf("distributing for port %v is %v and present is %v", p.ID(), dist, present)
-				return present && dist
-			}).Await(t)
-			if !ok {
-				t.Fatalf("OTG LAG port %v is not distributing", p)
+			for _, ap := range tc.atePorts[1:] {
+				m := col.GetLagMember(ap.ID())
+				if !m.GetCollecting() || !m.GetDistributing() {
+					return false
+				}
 			}
+			return true
+		})
+		if _, ok := watchO.Await(t); !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("OTG LAG is not ready to collect and distribute")
 		}
+
 		otgutils.LogLACPMetrics(t, tc.ate.OTG(), tc.top)
 	}
-	otgutils.LogLAGMetrics(t, tc.ate.OTG(), tc.top)
 
+	otgutils.LogLAGMetrics(t, tc.ate.OTG(), tc.top)
 }
 
 func (tc *testCase) configureDUT(t *testing.T) {
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ func (tc *testCase) testFlow(t *testing.T, l3header string) {
 	flow.Size().SetFixed(128)
 	flow.Packet().Add().Ethernet().Src().SetValue(ateSrc.MAC)
 
+	ipType := "IPv4"
 	if l3header == "ipv4" {
 		flow.TxRx().Device().SetTxNames([]string{i1 + ".IPv4"}).SetRxNames([]string{i2 + ".IPv4"})
 		v4 := flow.Packet().Add().Ipv4()
@@ -522,6 +523,7 @@ func (tc *testCase) testFlow(t *testing.T, l3header string) {
 		v6 := flow.Packet().Add().Ipv6()
 		v6.Src().SetValue(ateSrc.IPv6)
 		v6.Dst().SetValue(ateDst.IPv6)
+		ipType = "IPv6"
 	}
 	if l3header == "ipv6inipv4" {
 		flow.TxRx().Device().SetTxNames([]string{i1 + ".IPv4"}).SetRxNames([]string{i2 + ".IPv4"})
@@ -539,7 +541,7 @@ func (tc *testCase) testFlow(t *testing.T, l3header string) {
 		v6.FlowLabel().SetValues(generateRandomFlowLabelList(250000))
 		v6.Src().SetValue(ateSrc.IPv6)
 		v6.Dst().SetValue(ateDst.IPv6)
-
+		ipType = "IPv6"
 	}
 
 	tcp := flow.Packet().Add().Tcp()
@@ -548,6 +550,8 @@ func (tc *testCase) testFlow(t *testing.T, l3header string) {
 	tc.ate.OTG().PushConfig(t, tc.top)
 	tc.ate.OTG().StartProtocols(t)
 
+	otgutils.WaitForARP(t, tc.ate.OTG(), tc.top, ipType)
+
 	tc.verifyLAG(t)
 
 	beforeTrafficCounters := tc.getCounters(t, "before")
@@ -567,7 +571,6 @@ func (tc *testCase) testFlow(t *testing.T, l3header string) {
 	}
 	afterTrafficCounters := tc.getCounters(t, "after")
 	tc.verifyCounterDiff(t, beforeTrafficCounters, afterTrafficCounters)
-
 }
 
 func (tc *testCase) getCounters(t *testing.T, when string) map[string]*oc.Interface_Counters {
diff --git a/feature/platform/integrated_circuit/otg_tests/utilization_test/utilization_test.go b/feature/platform/integrated_circuit/otg_tests/utilization_test/utilization_test.go
index 792ba60587c..3cc22db7bf5 100644
--- a/feature/platform/integrated_circuit/otg_tests/utilization_test/utilization_test.go
+++ b/feature/platform/integrated_circuit/otg_tests/utilization_test/utilization_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openconfig/featureprofiles/internal/attrs"
 	"github.com/openconfig/featureprofiles/internal/deviations"
 	"github.com/openconfig/featureprofiles/internal/fptest"
+	"github.com/openconfig/featureprofiles/internal/otgutils"
 	"github.com/openconfig/ondatra"
 	"github.com/openconfig/ondatra/gnmi"
 	"github.com/openconfig/ondatra/gnmi/oc"
@@ -315,6 +316,8 @@ func configureOTG(t *testing.T, otg *otg.OTG) (gosnappi.BgpV6Peer, gosnappi.Devi
 	otg.StartProtocols(t)
 	time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
 
+	otgutils.WaitForARP(t, otg, config, "IPv4")
+
 	return iDut1Bgp6Peer, iDut1Ipv6, config
 }