diff --git a/netmiko/nokia/nokia_srl.py b/netmiko/nokia/nokia_srl.py
index 781467aeb..930e7ced0 100644
--- a/netmiko/nokia/nokia_srl.py
+++ b/netmiko/nokia/nokia_srl.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def config_mode(
 
     def check_config_mode(
         self,
-        check_string: str = r"\n--{( | \* | \+ | \+\* | \!\+ | \!\* )candidate",
+        check_string: str = r"\n--{( | \* | \+ | \+\* | \!\+ | \!\* | \+\!\* | \+\! )candidate",
         pattern: str = r"#",
         force_regex: bool = True,
     ) -> bool:
@@ -161,5 +161,7 @@ def _has_uncommitted_changes(self, prompt: str) -> bool:
         The exclamation mark (!) in the prompt indicates that another user has commited
         changes to the running datastore.
         """
-        matches = re.search(r"\n--{( | \* | \+ | \+\* | \!\+ | \!\* )candidate", prompt)
+        matches = re.search(
+            r"\n--{( | \* | \+ | \+\* | \!\+ | \!\* | \+\!\* | \+\! )candidate", prompt
+        )
         return True if matches and "*" in matches.group() else False
diff --git a/tests/etc/test_devices.yml.example b/tests/etc/test_devices.yml.example
index 70839d115..f365b9583 100644
--- a/tests/etc/test_devices.yml.example
+++ b/tests/etc/test_devices.yml.example
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ nokia_srl:
   ip: clab-srltest-srl1
   username: admin
   password: 'admin'
+  use_keys: "True"
   
 audiocode_72:
   device_type: audiocode_72
diff --git a/tests/test_nokia_srl/README.md b/tests/test_nokia_srl/README.md
index f90c599be..c273b135d 100644
--- a/tests/test_nokia_srl/README.md
+++ b/tests/test_nokia_srl/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The containerlab node hostname is clab-srltest-srl1.
 ## Run the test
 
 ```
-sudo sh test_srl.sh 
+./test_srl.sh 
 ```
 
 ## Destroy containerlab Node
diff --git a/tests/test_nokia_srl/test_srl.sh b/tests/test_nokia_srl/test_srl.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 7e00f17e6..fdc4900c7
--- a/tests/test_nokia_srl/test_srl.sh
+++ b/tests/test_nokia_srl/test_srl.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ RETURN_CODE=0
 echo "Starting tests...:" \
 && echo "Nokia SR Linux" \
 && cd .. \
-&& py.test -s -x -v test_netmiko_show.py --test_device nokia_srl \
-&& py.test -s -x -v test_netmiko_config.py --test_device nokia_srl \
+&& pytest -s -x -v test_netmiko_show.py --test_device nokia_srl \
+&& pytest -s -x -v test_netmiko_config.py --test_device nokia_srl \
 || RETURN_CODE=1
 
 exit $RETURN_CODE