diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py b/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
index d13529bcbcc94f139fe541bf9c9be13586c1ce7a..58b0a1dff3a17db76290ff1aaf8534bcab559201 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ def handle_testcaseclass_softmodem (testcase, oldprogramList, logdirOAI5GRepo ,
     logfile_local_traffic_eNB_out = logdir_local_testcase + '/eNB_traffic' + '_' + str(run) + '_.log' 
     logfile_tshark_eNB = logdir_eNB + '/eNB_tshark' + '_' + str(run) + '_.log'
     logfile_pcap_eNB = logdir_eNB + '/eNB_tshark' + '_' + str(run) + '_.pcap'
+    logfile_pcap_tmp_eNB = '/tmp/' + '/eNB_tshark' + '_' + str(run) + '_.pcap'
 
     task_eNB_compile = ' ( uname -a ; date \n'
     task_eNB_compile = task_eNB_compile + 'cd ' + logdirOAI5GRepo + ' ; source oaienv ; source cmake_targets/tools/build_helper \n'
@@ -706,7 +707,7 @@ def handle_testcaseclass_softmodem (testcase, oldprogramList, logdirOAI5GRepo ,
        task_eNB = task_eNB + ' (date;  ' + eNB_traffic_exec + ' ' + eNB_traffic_exec_args + ' ) > ' + logfile_traffic_eNB + ' 2>&1 & \n '
        task_eNB = task_eNB + 'array_exec_pid+=($!) \n'
        task_eNB = task_eNB + 'echo eNB_traffic_exec PID = $! \n'
-    task_eNB = task_eNB + ' (date;  sudo -E tshark -i any -s 65535 -a duration:' + str(timeout_cmd-10)+ ' -w ' + logfile_pcap_eNB+ ' ) > ' + logfile_tshark_eNB + ' 2>&1 & \n '
+    task_eNB = task_eNB + ' (date; sudo rm -f ' + logfile_pcap_tmp_eNB + ' ; sudo -E tshark -i any -s 65535 -a duration:' + str(timeout_cmd-10)+ ' -w ' + logfile_pcap_tmp_eNB+ ' ; sudo -E chown ' + user + ' ' + logfile_pcap_tmp_eNB ' ; mv ' + logfile_pcap_tmp_eNB + '  ' + logfile_pcap_eNB + '   ) > ' + logfile_tshark_eNB + ' 2>&1 & \n '
     task_eNB = task_eNB + 'array_exec_pid+=($!) \n'
     task_eNB = task_eNB + 'echo eNB_tshark_exec PID = $! \n'
     #terminate the eNB test case after timeout_cmd seconds
diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
index f9399b591a3dc6be74a1aa336880094029884129..0bb0e1fa9f5870f0dd8c581ceaf5365769c18369 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  <GitOpenair-cnRepo>https://gitlab.eurecom.fr/oai/openair-cn.git</GitOpenair-cnRepo>
  <GitOAI5GRepoBranch>develop</GitOAI5GRepoBranch>
  <GitOpenair-cnRepoBranch>feature-17-test_framework</GitOpenair-cnRepoBranch>
- <CleanUpOldProgs>oaisim* oaisim_nos1* lte-softmodem* lte-softmodem-nos1* mme_gw* run_epc* run_hss* hss hss_sim configure_cots_bandrich_ue* wvdial*  iperf iperf_script ping</CleanUpOldProgs>	
+ <CleanUpOldProgs>oaisim* oaisim_nos1* lte-softmodem* lte-softmodem-nos1* mme_gw* run_epc* run_hss* hss hss_sim configure_cots_bandrich_ue* wvdial*  iperf iperf_script ping tshark</CleanUpOldProgs>	
  <CleanUpAluLteBox>sudo -S -E /opt/ltebox/tools/stop_ltebox</CleanUpAluLteBox>
 <ExmimoRfStop>$OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/build_oai -w EXMIMO -c; sudo -S -E $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/tools/stop_exmimo2; dmesg|tail</ExmimoRfStop>
  <Timeout_execution>36000</Timeout_execution>