diff --git a/src/pipeline/resolver.h b/src/pipeline/resolver.h
index b5a6b58721..9a3e753935 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/resolver.h
+++ b/src/pipeline/resolver.h
@@ -136,9 +136,17 @@ namespace librealsense
 
                 void open()
                 {
-                    for (auto && kvp : _dev_to_profiles) {
-                        auto&& sub = _results.at(kvp.first);
-                        sub->open(kvp.second);
+                    // Camera has a limitation such that opening the color sensor after the
+                    // depth sensor may cause the depth sensor a reset. 
+                    // This artifact may cause unexpected behavior when we ask to stop the sensor in parallel or control it
+                    // while it is doing a reset. 
+                    // As a workaround for pipeline API usage, we use the assumption that depth sensor is first in the map if it is added to the configuration,
+                    // When we reverse iterate it, the depth sensor opening will be last This should not affect other stream
+                    // which are capable of being opened decoupled from other sensors
+                    for( auto it = _dev_to_profiles.rbegin(); it != _dev_to_profiles.rend(); it++ )
+                    {
+                        auto && sub = _results.at( it->first );
+                        sub->open( it->second );
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/unit-tests/live/frames/test-pipeline-start-stop.py b/unit-tests/live/frames/test-pipeline-start-stop.py
index 897766149f..0dc06fa4e7 100644
--- a/unit-tests/live/frames/test-pipeline-start-stop.py
+++ b/unit-tests/live/frames/test-pipeline-start-stop.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # License: Apache 2.0. See LICENSE file in root directory.
-# Copyright(c) 2023 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright(c) 2023-2024 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
 
+# test:donotrun:!nightly
 # Currently, we exclude D457 as it's failing
 # test:device each(D400*) !D457
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
 import time
 
 # Run multiple start stop of all streams and verify we get a frame for each once
-ITERATIONS_COUNT = 2
+ITERATIONS_COUNT = 50
 
 dev = test.find_first_device_or_exit()