diff --git a/cmd/inspect.go b/cmd/inspect.go
index ba86ffc37..e31454916 100644
--- a/cmd/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/inspect.go
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
+	tableWriter "github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6/table"
+	"github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6/text"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/srl-labs/containerlab/clab"
@@ -130,12 +132,12 @@ func inspectFn(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func toTableData(det []types.ContainerDetails) [][]string {
-	tabData := make([][]string, 0, len(det))
-	for i := range det {
-		d := &det[i]
+func toTableData(contDetails []types.ContainerDetails) []tableWriter.Row {
+	tabData := make([]tableWriter.Row, 0, len(contDetails))
+	for i := range contDetails {
+		d := &contDetails[i]
 
-		tabRow := []string{fmt.Sprintf("%d", i+1)}
+		tabRow := tableWriter.Row{}
 
 		if all {
 			tabRow = append(tabRow, d.LabPath, d.LabName)
@@ -147,22 +149,54 @@ func toTableData(det []types.ContainerDetails) [][]string {
 		}
 
 		// Common fields
-		tabRow = append(tabRow, d.Name, d.ContainerID, d.Image, d.Kind, d.State, d.IPv4Address, d.IPv6Address)
+		tabRow = append(tabRow,
+			d.Name,
+			fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", d.Kind, d.Image),
+			d.State,
+			fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s",
+				ipWithoutPrefix(d.IPv4Address),
+				ipWithoutPrefix(d.IPv6Address)))
 
 		tabData = append(tabData, tabRow)
 	}
 	return tabData
 }
 
+// getTopologyPath returns the relative path to the topology file
+// if the relative path is shorted than the absolute path.
+func getTopologyPath(p string) (string, error) {
+	if p == "" {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	// get topo file path relative of the cwd
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	relPath, err := filepath.Rel(cwd, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if len(relPath) < len(p) {
+		return relPath, nil
+	}
+
+	return p, nil
+}
+
 func printContainerInspect(containers []runtime.GenericContainer, format string) error {
 	contDetails := make([]types.ContainerDetails, 0, len(containers))
 
 	// Gather details of each container
 	for _, cont := range containers {
 
-		// get topo file path relative of the cwd
-		cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
-		path, _ := filepath.Rel(cwd, cont.Labels[labels.TopoFile])
+		path, err := getTopologyPath(cont.Labels[labels.TopoFile])
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get topology path: %v", err)
+		}
 
 		cdet := &types.ContainerDetails{
 			LabName:     cont.Labels[labels.Containerlab],
@@ -213,35 +247,46 @@ func printContainerInspect(containers []runtime.GenericContainer, format string)
 
 	case "table":
 		tabData := toTableData(contDetails)
-		table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
-		header := []string{
+		table := tableWriter.NewWriter()
+		table.SetOutputMirror(os.Stdout)
+		table.SetStyle(tableWriter.StyleRounded)
+		table.Style().Format.Header = text.FormatTitle
+		table.Style().Format.HeaderAlign = text.AlignCenter
+		table.Style().Options.SeparateRows = true
+		table.Style().Color = tableWriter.ColorOptions{
+			Header: text.Colors{text.Bold},
+		}
+
+		header := tableWriter.Row{
 			"Lab Name",
 			"Name",
-			"Container ID",
-			"Image",
-			"Kind",
+			"Kind/Image",
 			"State",
-			"IPv4 Address",
-			"IPv6 Address",
-		}
+			"IPv4/6 Address"}
 
 		if wide {
 			header = slices.Insert(header, 1, "Owner")
 		}
 
 		if all {
-			table.SetHeader(append([]string{"#", "Topo Path"}, header...))
+			// merge cells with topo file path and lab name when in all mode
+			table.SetColumnConfigs([]tableWriter.ColumnConfig{
+				{Number: 1, AutoMerge: true},
+				{Number: 2, AutoMerge: true},
+			})
+			table.AppendHeader(append(tableWriter.Row{"Topology"}, header...))
 		} else {
-			table.SetHeader(append([]string{"#"}, header[1:]...))
+			table.AppendHeader(append(tableWriter.Row{}, header[1:]...))
 		}
-		table.SetAutoFormatHeaders(false)
-		table.SetAutoWrapText(false)
-		// merge cells with lab name and topo file path
-		table.SetAutoMergeCellsByColumnIndex([]int{1, 2})
+
 		if wide {
-			table.SetAutoMergeCellsByColumnIndex([]int{1, 2, 3})
+			table.SetColumnConfigs([]tableWriter.ColumnConfig{
+				{Number: 2, AutoMerge: true},
+			})
 		}
-		table.AppendBulk(tabData)
+
+		table.AppendRows(tabData)
+
 		table.Render()
 
 		return nil
@@ -253,3 +298,16 @@ type TokenFileResults struct {
 	File    string
 	Labname string
 }
+
+func ipWithoutPrefix(ip string) string {
+	if strings.Contains(ip, "N/A") {
+		return ip
+	}
+
+	ipParts := strings.Split(ip, "/")
+	if len(ipParts) != 2 {
+		return ip
+	}
+
+	return ipParts[0]
+}
diff --git a/cmd/tools_netem.go b/cmd/tools_netem.go
index bc1bbe119..914b2a2b5 100644
--- a/cmd/tools_netem.go
+++ b/cmd/tools_netem.go
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containernetworking/plugins/pkg/ns"
 	gotc "github.com/florianl/go-tc"
-	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
+	tableWriter "github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6/table"
+	"github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6/text"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/srl-labs/containerlab/clab"
@@ -164,8 +165,16 @@ func validateInput(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 }
 
 func printImpairments(qdiscs []gotc.Object) {
-	table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
-	header := []string{
+	table := tableWriter.NewWriter()
+	table.SetOutputMirror(os.Stdout)
+	table.SetStyle(tableWriter.StyleRounded)
+	table.Style().Format.Header = text.FormatTitle
+	table.Style().Format.HeaderAlign = text.AlignCenter
+	table.Style().Color = tableWriter.ColorOptions{
+		Header: text.Colors{text.Bold},
+	}
+
+	header := tableWriter.Row{
 		"Interface",
 		"Delay",
 		"Jitter",
@@ -174,21 +183,19 @@ func printImpairments(qdiscs []gotc.Object) {
 		"Corruption",
 	}
 
-	table.SetHeader(header)
-	table.SetAutoFormatHeaders(false)
-	table.SetAutoWrapText(false)
+	table.AppendHeader(header)
 
-	var rows [][]string
+	var rows []tableWriter.Row
 
 	for _, qdisc := range qdiscs {
 		rows = append(rows, qdiscToTableData(qdisc))
 	}
 
-	table.AppendBulk(rows)
+	table.AppendRows(rows)
 	table.Render()
 }
 
-func qdiscToTableData(qdisc gotc.Object) []string {
+func qdiscToTableData(qdisc gotc.Object) tableWriter.Row {
 	link, err := netlink.LinkByIndex(int(qdisc.Ifindex))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("could not get netlink interface by index: %v", err)
@@ -204,7 +211,7 @@ func qdiscToTableData(qdisc gotc.Object) []string {
 	// return N/A values when netem is not set
 	// which is the case when qdisc is not set for an interface
 	if qdisc.Netem == nil {
-		return []string{
+		return tableWriter.Row{
 			ifDisplayName,
 			"N/A", // delay
 			"N/A", // jitter
@@ -226,7 +233,7 @@ func qdiscToTableData(qdisc gotc.Object) []string {
 	rate = strconv.Itoa(int(qdisc.Netem.Rate.Rate * 8 / 1000))
 	corruption = strconv.FormatFloat(float64(qdisc.Netem.Corrupt.Probability)/float64(math.MaxUint32)*100, 'f', 2, 64) + "%"
 
-	return []string{
+	return tableWriter.Row{
 		ifDisplayName,
 		delay,
 		jitter,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c1ae202ff..04236f3e2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/h2non/gock v1.2.0
 	github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate/v3 v3.11.8
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0
+	github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6 v6.6.2-0.20241117161227-ada750040aae
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
 	github.com/jsimonetti/rtnetlink v1.4.2
 	github.com/kellerza/template v0.0.6
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.9
 	github.com/mackerelio/go-osstat v0.2.5
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
-	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5
 	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.2.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/pmorjan/kmod v1.1.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c50c91719..ccfc6da2d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -751,6 +751,10 @@ github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
 github.com/jbenet/go-context v0.0.0-20150711004518-d14ea06fba99 h1:BQSFePA1RWJOlocH6Fxy8MmwDt+yVQYULKfN0RoTN8A=
 github.com/jbenet/go-context v0.0.0-20150711004518-d14ea06fba99/go.mod h1:1lJo3i6rXxKeerYnT8Nvf0QmHCRC1n8sfWVwXF2Frvo=
+github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6 v6.6.1 h1:iJ65Xjb680rHcikRj6DSIbzCex2huitmc7bDtxYVWyc=
+github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6 v6.6.1/go.mod h1:zbn98qrYlh95FIhwwsbIip0LYpwSG8SUOScs+v9/t0E=
+github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6 v6.6.2-0.20241117161227-ada750040aae h1:OwQkOZM+eaPuzQAe7ELAhJYGGUxEi/XZYfcC+AjnhIQ=
+github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6 v6.6.2-0.20241117161227-ada750040aae/go.mod h1:zbn98qrYlh95FIhwwsbIip0LYpwSG8SUOScs+v9/t0E=
 github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.4.0/go.mod h1:4FA24M0QyGHXBuZZK/XkWh8h0e1EYbRYJSGM75WSRxI=
 github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.4.0 h1:w3ciUoD19shMCRargcpm0cm91ytaBhDvuRpz1ODO/U8=
 github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.4.0/go.mod h1:DfbEm0FYsaqBcKcFuvmOZb218JkPGtvSHsKg8S8hyyg=
@@ -876,7 +880,6 @@ github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.2/go.mod h1:LwmH8dsx7+W8Uxz3IHJYH5QSwggIsqBzpuz5H//U1FU=
-github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m2gUSrubnMI=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16 h1:E5ScNMtiwvlvB5paMFdw9p4kSQzbXFikJ5SQO6TULQc=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
 github.com/mattn/go-shellwords v1.0.9/go.mod h1:EZzvwXDESEeg03EKmM+RmDnNOPKG4lLtQsUlTZDWQ8Y=
@@ -973,8 +976,6 @@ github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.11/go.mod h1:OTaG3NK980DZzxbRq6lEuzgU+mug70nY11sMd4JX
 github.com/oklog/ulid v1.3.1 h1:EGfNDEx6MqHz8B3uNV6QAib1UR2Lm97sHi3ocA6ESJ4=
 github.com/oklog/ulid v1.3.1/go.mod h1:CirwcVhetQ6Lv90oh/F+FBtV6XMibvdAFo93nm5qn4U=
 github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.0-20170122224234-a0225b3f23b5/go.mod h1:vsDQFd/mU46D+Z4whnwzcISnGGzXWMclvtLoiIKAKIo=
-github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5 h1:P2Ga83D34wi1o9J6Wh1mRuqd4mF/x/lgBS7N7AbDhec=
-github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5/go.mod h1:hPp6KlRPjbx+hW8ykQs1w3UBbZlj6HuIJcUGPhkA7kY=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v0.0.0-20170829012221-11459a886d9c/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.10.1/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
diff --git a/runtime/docker/firewall/definitions/definitions.go b/runtime/docker/firewall/definitions/definitions.go
index c83d44235..0e99ba480 100644
--- a/runtime/docker/firewall/definitions/definitions.go
+++ b/runtime/docker/firewall/definitions/definitions.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package definitions
 
 import "errors"
 
-var ErrNotAvailabel = errors.New("not available")
+var ErrNotAvailable = errors.New("not available")
 
 const (
 	DockerFWUserChain = "DOCKER-USER"
diff --git a/runtime/docker/firewall/iptables/client.go b/runtime/docker/firewall/iptables/client.go
index cf5d78685..8af5d29e0 100644
--- a/runtime/docker/firewall/iptables/client.go
+++ b/runtime/docker/firewall/iptables/client.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func NewIpTablesClient(bridgeName string) (*IpTablesClient, error) {
 	if !loaded {
 		log.Debug("ip_tables kernel module not available")
 		// module is not loaded
-		return nil, definitions.ErrNotAvailabel
+		return nil, definitions.ErrNotAvailable
 	}
 
 	return &IpTablesClient{
diff --git a/runtime/docker/firewall/nftables/client.go b/runtime/docker/firewall/nftables/client.go
index 0d3e1c38f..eb61d54ff 100644
--- a/runtime/docker/firewall/nftables/client.go
+++ b/runtime/docker/firewall/nftables/client.go
@@ -23,17 +23,6 @@ type NftablesClient struct {
 
 // NewNftablesClient returns a new NftablesClient.
 func NewNftablesClient(bridgeName string) (*NftablesClient, error) {
-	loaded, err := utils.IsKernelModuleLoaded("nf_tables")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if !loaded {
-		log.Debug("nf_tables kernel module not available")
-		// module is not loaded
-		return nil, definitions.ErrNotAvailabel
-	}
-
 	// setup netlink connection with nftables
 	nftConn, err := nftables.New(nftables.AsLasting())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -51,7 +40,7 @@ func NewNftablesClient(bridgeName string) (*NftablesClient, error) {
 	}
 	if len(chains) == 0 {
 		log.Debugf("nftables does not seem to be in use, no %s chain found.", definitions.DockerFWUserChain)
-		return nil, definitions.ErrNotAvailabel
+		return nil, definitions.ErrNotAvailable
 	}
 
 	return nftC, nil
diff --git a/tests/01-smoke/01-basic-flow.robot b/tests/01-smoke/01-basic-flow.robot
index bc610686a..eeccc2254 100644
--- a/tests/01-smoke/01-basic-flow.robot
+++ b/tests/01-smoke/01-basic-flow.robot
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ${runtime}                  docker
 ${runtime-cli-exec-cmd}     sudo docker exec
 ${n2-ipv4}                  172.20.20.100/24
 ${n2-ipv6}                  3fff:172:20:20::100/64
-
+${table-delimit}            │
 
 *** Test Cases ***
 Verify number of Hosts entries before deploy
@@ -190,17 +190,30 @@ Ensure "inspect all" outputs IP addresses
     ...    sudo -E ${CLAB_BIN} --runtime ${runtime} inspect --all
     Log    ${output}
     Should Be Equal As Integers    ${rc}    0
-    # get a 3rd line from the bottom of the inspect cmd.
-    # this relates to the l2 node
-    ${line} =    String.Get Line    ${output}    -3
+    
+    # get a 4th line from the bottom of the inspect cmd.
+    # this relates to the l2 node ipv4
+    ${line} =    String.Get Line    ${output}    -6
     Log    ${line}
-    @{data} =    Split String    ${line}    |
+
+    @{data} =    Split String    ${line}    ${table-delimit}
     Log    ${data}
+
     # verify ipv4 address
-    ${ipv4} =    String.Strip String    ${data}[9]
-    Should Match Regexp    ${ipv4}    ^[\\d\\.]+/\\d{1,2}$
+    ${ipv4} =    String.Strip String    ${data}[6]
+    Should Match Regexp    ${ipv4}    ^[\\d\\.]+$
+
+    # get a 3rd line from the bottom of the inspect cmd.
+    # this relates to the l2 node ipv6
+    ${line} =    String.Get Line    ${output}    -5
+    Log    ${line}
+
+    @{data} =    Split String    ${line}    ${table-delimit}
+    Log    ${data}
+
     # verify ipv6 address
-    Run Keyword    Match IPv6 Address    ${data}[10]
+    ${ipv6} =    String.Strip String    ${data}[6]
+    Run Keyword    Match IPv6 Address    ${ipv6}
 
 Verify bind mount in l1 node
     ${rc}    ${output} =    Run And Return Rc And Output
@@ -334,7 +347,7 @@ Verify Exec rc != 0 on no containers match
 Verify l1 node is healthy
     [Documentation]    Checking if l1 node is healthy after the lab is deployed
 
-    Sleep    3s
+    Sleep    10s
 
     ${output} =    Process.Run Process
     ...    sudo ${runtime} inspect clab-${lab-name}-l1 -f ''{{.State.Health.Status}}''
@@ -380,4 +393,4 @@ Match IPv6 Address
     [Arguments]
     ...    ${address}=${None}
     ${ipv6} =    String.Strip String    ${address}
-    Should Match Regexp    ${ipv6}    ^[\\d:abcdef]+/\\d{1,2}$
+    Should Match Regexp    ${ipv6}    ^[\\d:abcdef]+$
diff --git a/tests/01-smoke/02-destroy-all.robot b/tests/01-smoke/02-destroy-all.robot
index 0f639a643..3e64009cd 100644
--- a/tests/01-smoke/02-destroy-all.robot
+++ b/tests/01-smoke/02-destroy-all.robot
@@ -47,34 +47,35 @@ Deploy second lab
 Inspect ${lab2-name} lab using its name
     ${rc}    ${output} =    Run And Return Rc And Output
     ...    sudo -E ${CLAB_BIN} --runtime ${runtime} inspect --name ${lab2-name}
-    Log    ${output}
+    Log    \n--> LOG: Inspect output\n${output}    console=True
     Should Be Equal As Integers    ${rc}    0
 
     ${num_lines} =    Run    bash -c "echo '${output}' | wc -l"
-    # lab2 only has 1 nodes and therefore inspect output should contain only 1 node (+4 lines for the table header and footer)
-    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${num_lines}    5
+    # lab2 only has 1 nodes and therefore inspect output should contain only 1 node with two lines
+    # (+4 lines for the table header and footer)
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${num_lines}    6
 
 Inspect ${lab2-name} lab using topology file reference
     ${result} =    Run Process
     ...    sudo -E ${CLAB_BIN} --runtime ${runtime} inspect -t ${orig_dir}/${lab2-file}
     ...    shell=True
-    Log    ${result.stdout}
+    Log    \n--> LOG: Inspect output\n${result.stdout}    console=True
     Log    ${result.stderr}
     Should Be Equal As Integers    ${result.rc}    0
 
     ${num_lines} =    Run    bash -c "echo '${result.stdout}' | wc -l"
     # lab2 only has 1 nodes and therefore inspect output should contain only 1 node
-    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${num_lines}    5
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${num_lines}    6
 
 Inspect all
     ${rc}    ${output} =    Run And Return Rc And Output
     ...    sudo -E ${CLAB_BIN} --runtime ${runtime} inspect --all
-    Log    ${output}
+    Log    \n--> LOG: Inspect all output\n${output}    console=True
     Should Be Equal As Integers    ${rc}    0
 
     ${num_lines} =    Run    bash -c "echo '${output}' | wc -l"
-    # 3 nodes in lab1 and 1 node in lab2 (+4 lines for the header and footer)
-    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${num_lines}    8
+    # 3 nodes in lab1 and 1 node in lab2 (+ for the header, footer and row delimiters)
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${num_lines}    15
 
 Verify host mode networking for node l3
     # l3 node is launched with host mode networking
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ Verify ipv4-range is set correctly
     ${rc}    ${output} =    Run And Return Rc And Output
     ...    sudo -E ${CLAB_BIN} --runtime ${runtime} inspect -t ${CURDIR}/01-linux-single-node.clab.yml
     Log    ${output}
-    Should Contain    ${output}    172.20.30.9/24
+    Should Contain    ${output}    172.20.30.9
 
 Destroy all labs
     ${rc}    ${output} =    Run And Return Rc And Output
diff --git a/tests/01-smoke/04-generate.robot b/tests/01-smoke/04-generate.robot
index 605485878..ad8056940 100644
--- a/tests/01-smoke/04-generate.robot
+++ b/tests/01-smoke/04-generate.robot
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ${runtime}      docker
 Deploy ${lab-name} lab with generate command
     Skip If    '${runtime}' != 'docker'
     ${rc}    ${output} =    Run And Return Rc And Output
-    ...    sudo -E ${CLAB_BIN} --runtime ${runtime} generate --name ${lab-name} --kind linux --image ghcr.io/hellt/network-multitool --nodes 2,1,1 --deploy
+    ...    sudo -E ${CLAB_BIN} --runtime ${runtime} generate --name ${lab-name} --kind linux --image ghcr.io/srl-labs/network-multitool --nodes 2,1,1 --deploy
     Log    ${output}
     Should Be Equal As Integers    ${rc}    0
 
diff --git a/tests/01-smoke/05-docker-bridge.robot b/tests/01-smoke/05-docker-bridge.robot
index 4c39f6d32..0304c33b3 100644
--- a/tests/01-smoke/05-docker-bridge.robot
+++ b/tests/01-smoke/05-docker-bridge.robot
@@ -8,30 +8,34 @@ Suite Teardown      Cleanup
 
 
 *** Variables ***
-${lab-name}     05-docker-bridge
-${lab-file}     05-docker-bridge.clab.yml
-${runtime}      docker
+${lab-name}         05-docker-bridge
+${lab-file}         05-docker-bridge.clab.yml
+${runtime}          docker
+${table-delimit}    │
 
 
 *** Test Cases ***
 Deploy ${lab-name} lab
     ${rc}    ${output} =    Run And Return Rc And Output
     ...    sudo -E ${CLAB_BIN} --runtime ${runtime} deploy -t ${CURDIR}/${lab-file}
-    Log    ${output}
+    Log    \n--> LOG: Deploy output\n${output}    console=True
     Should Be Equal As Integers    ${rc}    0
 
 Ensure inspect outputs IP addresses
     ${rc}    ${output} =    Run And Return Rc And Output
     ...    sudo -E ${CLAB_BIN} --runtime ${runtime} inspect --name ${lab-name}
-    Log    ${output}
+    Log    \n--> LOG: Inspect output\n${output}    console=True
     Should Be Equal As Integers    ${rc}    0
-    ${line} =    String.Get Line    ${output}    -2
-    Log    ${line}
-    @{data} =    Split String    ${line}    |
-    Log    ${data}
+
+    ${line} =    String.Get Line    ${output}    -3
+    Log    \n--> LOG: Fetched line\n${line}    console=True
+
+    @{data} =    Split String    ${line}    ${table-delimit}
+    Log    \n--> LOG: Fetched data\n${data}    console=True
+
     # verify ipv4 address
-    ${ipv4} =    String.Strip String    ${data}[7]
-    Should Match Regexp    ${ipv4}    ^[\\d\\.]+/\\d{1,2}$
+    ${ipv4} =    String.Strip String    ${data}[4]
+    Should Match Regexp    ${ipv4}    ^[\\d\\.]+$
 
 
 *** Keywords ***
diff --git a/tests/06-ext-container/01-ext-container.robot b/tests/06-ext-container/01-ext-container.robot
index 28c438252..fce1d520b 100644
--- a/tests/06-ext-container/01-ext-container.robot
+++ b/tests/06-ext-container/01-ext-container.robot
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ Inspect the lab using topology file reference
     ${result} =    Run Process
     ...    sudo -E ${CLAB_BIN} --runtime ${runtime} inspect -t ${CURDIR}/${lab-file-name}
     ...    shell=True
-    Log    ${result.stdout}
+    Log    \n--> LOG: Inspect output\n${result.stdout}    console=True
     Log    ${result.stderr}
     Should Be Equal As Integers    ${result.rc}    0
 
     ${num_nodes} =    Run    bash -c "echo '${result.stdout}' | wc -l"
-    # the inspect command should return only two external nodes (+4 lines for the header and footer)
-    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${num_nodes}    6
+    # the inspect command should return only two external nodes (+ lines for the header and footer)
+    Should Be Equal As Integers    ${num_nodes}    9
 
 Verify links in node ext2
     ${rc}    ${output} =    Run And Return Rc And Output