diff --git a/dash-pipeline/dpapp/dpapp.sh b/dash-pipeline/dpapp/dpapp.sh
index 235fa41e2..1f485fa58 100755
--- a/dash-pipeline/dpapp/dpapp.sh
+++ b/dash-pipeline/dpapp/dpapp.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -m
 
 [ -d /var/log/vpp ] || mkdir -p /var/log/vpp
 
-sysctl vm.nr_hugepages=512
-sysctl vm.max_map_count=1548
+sysctl vm.nr_hugepages=32
 
 /usr/bin/vpp -c ${1:-/etc/vpp/startup.conf} &
 sleep 3
 
 # Create a host interface which connects p4 bmv2 simple_switch
 HOST_INTERFACE=${HOST_INTERFACE:-veth5}
-vppctl create host-interface name $HOST_INTERFACE
-vppctl set interface mac address host-$HOST_INTERFACE 02:fe:23:f0:e4:13
+HOST_INTERFACE_MAC=`cat /sys/class/net/$HOST_INTERFACE/address`
+vppctl create host-interface name $HOST_INTERFACE hw-addr $HOST_INTERFACE_MAC
 vppctl set interface state host-$HOST_INTERFACE up
-vppctl set interface promiscuous on host-$HOST_INTERFACE
-vppctl
+
+# Move vpp to foreground
+fg %1