diff --git a/tests/metrics/lib/common.bash b/tests/metrics/lib/common.bash
index 4111d67d40..327379a517 100755
--- a/tests/metrics/lib/common.bash
+++ b/tests/metrics/lib/common.bash
@@ -361,3 +361,57 @@ function wait_ksm_settle()
 	done
 	info "Timed out after ${1}s waiting for KSM to settle"
 }
+
+function collect_results() {
+	local WORKLOAD="$1"
+	[[ -z "${WORKLOAD}" ]] && die "Container workload is missing"
+
+	local tasks_running=("${containers[@]}")
+	local retries=100
+
+	while [ "${#tasks_running[@]}" -gt 0 ] && [ "${retries}" -gt 0 ]; do
+		for i in "${!tasks_running[@]}"; do
+			check_file=$(sudo -E "${CTR_EXE}" t exec --exec-id "$(random_name)" "${tasks_running[i]}" sh -c "${WORKLOAD}")
+
+			# if the current task is done, remove the corresponding container from the active list
+			[ "${check_file}" = 1 ] && unset 'tasks_running[i]'
+		done
+		((retries--))
+		sleep 3
+		echo -n "."
+	done
+	echo -e "\n"
+}
+
+function check_containers_are_up() {
+	local NUM_CONTAINERS="$1"
+	[[ -z "${NUM_CONTAINERS}" ]] && die "Number of containers is missing"
+
+	local TIMEOUT=60
+	local containers_launched=0
+	for i in $(seq "${TIMEOUT}") ; do
+		info "Verify that the containers are running"
+		containers_launched="$(sudo ${CTR_EXE} t list | grep -c "RUNNING")"
+		[ "${containers_launched}" -eq "${NUM_CONTAINERS}" ] && break
+		sleep 1
+		[ "${i}" == "${TIMEOUT}" ] && return 1
+	done
+}
+
+function check_containers_are_running() {
+	local NUM_CONTAINERS="$1"
+	[[ -z "${NUM_CONTAINERS}" ]] && die "Number of containers is missing"
+
+	# Check that the requested number of containers are running
+	local timeout_launch="10"
+	check_containers_are_up "${NUM_CONTAINERS}" & pid=$!
+	(sleep "${timeout_launch}" && kill -HUP "${pid}") 2>/dev/null & pid_tout=$!
+
+	if wait "${pid}" 2>/dev/null; then
+		pkill -HUP -P "${pid_tout}"
+		wait "${pid_tout}"
+	else
+		warn "Time out exceeded"
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow.sh b/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow.sh
index 3473b451ce..7b33f96546 100755
--- a/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow.sh
+++ b/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ ALEXNET_FILE="alexnet_results"
 ALEXNET_CHECK_FILE_CMD="cat /${ALEXNET_FILE} | grep 'total images' | wc -l"
 RESNET_FILE="resnet_results"
 RESNET_CHECK_FILE_CMD="cat /${RESNET_FILE} | grep 'total images' | wc -l"
-MAX_RETRIES=300
 
 function remove_tmp_file() {
 	rm -rf "${resnet_tensorflow_file}" "${alexnet_tensorflow_file}"
@@ -100,27 +99,6 @@ function launch_workload() {
 	done
 }
 
-function collect_results() {
-	WORKLOAD=${1}
-	[[ -z ${WORKLOAD} ]] && die "Container workload is missing"
-
-	local tasks_running=("${containers[@]}")
-	local retries=${MAX_RETRIES}
-
-	while [ "${#tasks_running[@]}" -gt 0 ] && [ "${retries}" -gt 0 ]; do
-		for i in "${!tasks_running[@]}"; do
-			check_file=$(sudo -E "${CTR_EXE}" t exec --exec-id "$(random_name)" "${tasks_running[i]}" sh -c "${WORKLOAD}")
-
-			# if the current task is done, remove the corresponding container from the active list
-			[ "${check_file}" -eq "1" ] && unset 'tasks_running[i]'
-		done
-		((retries--))
-		sleep 3
-		echo -n "."
-	done
-	echo -e "\n"
-}
-
 function tensorflow_test() {
 	# Resnet section
 	info "Running TF-Resnet test"
@@ -171,17 +149,6 @@ EOF
 	metrics_json_end_array "Results"
 }
 
-function check_containers_are_up() {
-	local containers_launched=0
-	for i in $(seq "${TIMEOUT}") ; do
-		info "Verify that the containers are running"
-		containers_launched="$(sudo ${CTR_EXE} t list | grep -c "RUNNING")"
-		[ "${containers_launched}" -eq "${NUM_CONTAINERS}" ] && break
-		sleep 1
-		[ "${i}" == "${TIMEOUT}" ] && return 1
-	done
-}
-
 function main() {
 	# Verify enough arguments
 	if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then
@@ -216,20 +183,10 @@ function main() {
 	metrics_json_start_array
 
 	# Check that the requested number of containers are running
-	check_containers_are_up
+	check_containers_are_up "${NUM_CONTAINERS}"
 
 	# Check that the requested number of containers are running
-	local timeout_launch="10"
-	check_containers_are_up & pid=$!
-	(sleep "${timeout_launch}" && kill -HUP "${pid}") 2>/dev/null & pid_tout=$!
-
-	if wait "${pid}" 2>/dev/null; then
-		pkill -HUP -P "${pid_tout}"
-		wait "${pid_tout}"
-	else
-		warn "Time out exceeded"
-		return 1
-	fi
+	check_containers_are_running "${NUM_CONTAINERS}"
 
 	# Get the initial number of pids in a single container before the workload starts
 	INITIAL_NUM_PIDS=$(sudo -E "${CTR_EXE}" t metrics "${containers[-1]}" | grep pids.current | grep pids.current | xargs | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
diff --git a/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow_mobilenet_v1_bfloat16_fp32.sh b/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow_mobilenet_v1_bfloat16_fp32.sh
index d6c1a312a8..e451216fa6 100755
--- a/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow_mobilenet_v1_bfloat16_fp32.sh
+++ b/tests/metrics/machine_learning/tensorflow_mobilenet_v1_bfloat16_fp32.sh
@@ -87,14 +87,7 @@ function mobilenet_v1_bfloat16_fp32_test() {
 	touch "${host_trigger_file}"
 	info "All containers are running the workload..."
 
-	for i in "${containers[@]}"; do
-		check_file=$(sudo -E "${CTR_EXE}" t exec -d --exec-id "$(random_name)" "${i}" sh -c "${CMD_FILE}")
-		retries="30"
-		for j in $(seq 1 "${retries}"); do
-			[ "${check_file}" = 1 ] && break
-			sleep 1
-		done
-	done
+	collect_results "${CMD_FILE}"
 
 	for i in "${containers[@]}"; do
 		sudo -E "${CTR_EXE}" t exec --exec-id "$(random_name)" "${i}" sh -c "${CMD_RESULTS}"  >> "${tensorflow_file}"
@@ -116,17 +109,6 @@ EOF
 	metrics_json_end_array "Results"
 }
 
-function check_containers_are_up() {
-	local containers_launched=0
-	for i in $(seq "${TIMEOUT}") ; do
-		info "Verify that the containers are running"
-		containers_launched="$(sudo ${CTR_EXE} t list | grep -c "RUNNING")"
-		[ "${containers_launched}" -eq "${NUM_CONTAINERS}" ] && break
-		sleep 1
-		[ "${i}" == "${TIMEOUT}" ] && return 1
-	done
-}
-
 function main() {
 	# Verify enough arguments
 	if [ $# != 2 ]; then
@@ -160,20 +142,10 @@ function main() {
 	metrics_json_start_array
 
 	# Check that the requested number of containers are running
-	check_containers_are_up
+	check_containers_are_up "${NUM_CONTAINERS}"
 
 	# Check that the requested number of containers are running
-	local timeout_launch="10"
-	check_containers_are_up & pid=$!
-	(sleep "${timeout_launch}" && kill -HUP "${pid}") 2>/dev/null & pid_tout=$!
-
-	if wait "${pid}" 2>/dev/null; then
-		pkill -HUP -P "${pid_tout}"
-		wait "${pid_tout}"
-	else
-		warn "Time out exceeded"
-		return 1
-	fi
+	check_containers_are_running "${NUM_CONTAINERS}"
 
 	# Get the initial number of pids in a single container before the workload starts
 	INITIAL_NUM_PIDS=$(sudo -E "${CTR_EXE}" t metrics "${containers[-1]}" | grep pids.current | grep pids.current | xargs | cut -d ' ' -f 2)