diff --git a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-func-launcher.py b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-func-launcher.py
index 7a403b4..10b491d 100644
--- a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-func-launcher.py
+++ b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-func-launcher.py
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ def check_prerequisites():
 
 class launcher_tests (unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
+        if get_pid('applauncherd') == None:
+            os.system('initctl start xsession/applauncherd')
+        time.sleep(5)
+        get_pid('booster-m')
+        get_pid('booster-q')
+        get_pid('booster-d')
         #setup here
         debug("Executing SetUp")
 
@@ -83,6 +89,9 @@ class launcher_tests (unittest.TestCase):
         if get_pid('applauncherd') == None:
             os.system('initctl start xsession/applauncherd')
         time.sleep(5)
+        get_pid('booster-m')
+        get_pid('booster-q')
+        get_pid('booster-d')
 
     #Testcases
     def test_launcher_exist(self):
diff --git a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-security.py b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-security.py
index f3eb477..52df342 100644
--- a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-security.py
+++ b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-security.py
@@ -19,6 +19,28 @@ import unittest
 from utils import *
 
 class SecurityTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        if get_pid('applauncherd') == None:
+            os.system('initctl start xsession/applauncherd')
+        time.sleep(5)
+        get_pid('booster-m')
+        get_pid('booster-q')
+        get_pid('booster-d')
+        #setup here
+        debug("Executing SetUp")
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        #teardown here
+        debug("Executing TearDown")
+        if get_pid('applauncherd') == None:
+            os.system('initctl start xsession/applauncherd')
+        time.sleep(5)
+        get_pid('booster-m')
+        get_pid('booster-q')
+        get_pid('booster-d')
+
+    #Testcases
     def filter_creds(self, creds):
         """
         Filter out some unnecessary cruft from the test point of view
diff --git a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-single-instance.py b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-single-instance.py
index ac8a570..e032c28 100644
--- a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-single-instance.py
+++ b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/test-single-instance.py
@@ -55,6 +55,28 @@ def check_prerequisites():
               "You probably want to source /tmp/session_bus_address.user")
 
 class SingleInstanceTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        if get_pid('applauncherd') == None:
+            os.system('initctl start xsession/applauncherd')
+        time.sleep(5)
+        get_pid('booster-m')
+        get_pid('booster-q')
+        get_pid('booster-d')
+        #setup here
+        debug("Executing SetUp")
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        #teardown here
+        debug("Executing TearDown")
+        if get_pid('applauncherd') == None:
+            os.system('initctl start xsession/applauncherd')
+        time.sleep(5)
+        get_pid('booster-m')
+        get_pid('booster-q')
+        get_pid('booster-d')
+
+    #Testcases
     def minimize(self, pid):
         # get window id
         st, op = commands.getstatusoutput('fala_windowid %s' % pid)
@@ -271,7 +293,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     restart_applauncherd()
 
-    time.sleep(3)
+    time.sleep(5)
 
     tests = sys.argv[1:]
 
diff --git a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/utils.py b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/utils.py
index d6ec542..18e4224 100644
--- a/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/utils.py
+++ b/tests/Harmattan/TestScripts/utils.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def start_applauncherd():
                    stdout = DEV_NULL, stderr = DEV_NULL,
                    shell = False)
 
+    time.sleep(4)
     return handle.wait() == 0
 
 def stop_applauncherd():