diff --git a/benchmark_runner/common/oc/oc.py b/benchmark_runner/common/oc/oc.py
index 0b4392a01..14baf0eb0 100644
--- a/benchmark_runner/common/oc/oc.py
+++ b/benchmark_runner/common/oc/oc.py
@@ -244,13 +244,14 @@ def wait_for_dv_status(self,
             current_wait_time += OC.SLEEP_TIME
         raise DVStatusTimeout(status=status)
 
-    def verify_odf_installation(self):
+    def verify_odf_installation(self, namespace='openshift-storage'):
         """
         This method verifies ODF installation
         :return: True ODF passed, False failed
         """
-        self.run(""" oc patch storagecluster ocs-storagecluster -n openshift-storage --type json --patch '[{ "op": "replace", "path": "/spec/enableCephTools", "value": true }]' """)
-        rook_ceph_tools_pod = self._get_pod_name(pod_name='rook-ceph-tools', namespace='openshift-storage')
+        self.run(f"oc patch storagecluster ocs-storagecluster -n {namespace} --type json --patch '[{{ \"op\": \"replace\", \"path\": \"/spec/enableCephTools\", \"value\": true }}]'")
+        rook_ceph_tools_pod = self._get_pod_name(pod_name='rook-ceph-tools', namespace=namespace)
+        self.wait_for_pod_create(pod_name=rook_ceph_tools_pod, namespace=namespace, timeout=self.timeout)
         result = self.run(f"oc -n openshift-storage rsh {rook_ceph_tools_pod} ceph health")
         return 'HEALTH_OK' == result.strip()
 
diff --git a/benchmark_runner/common/ocp_resources/create_ocp_resource_operations.py b/benchmark_runner/common/ocp_resources/create_ocp_resource_operations.py
index dd40b1035..6bf2b6c7c 100644
--- a/benchmark_runner/common/ocp_resources/create_ocp_resource_operations.py
+++ b/benchmark_runner/common/ocp_resources/create_ocp_resource_operations.py
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ def apply_patch(self, namespace: str, resource: str):
             check_approved = f"oc get InstallPlan -n {namespace} {name} -ojsonpath={{..spec.approved}}"
             approved = self.__oc.run(cmd=check_approved)
             # APPROVED false - need to patch
-            if not approved:
+            if not {'true': True, 'false': False}.get(approved.lower(), False):
                 install_plan_cmd = (f"oc patch InstallPlan -n {namespace} {name} -p '{{\"spec\":{{\"approved\":true}}}}' --type merge")
                 self.__oc.run(cmd=install_plan_cmd)
                 # verify current status
                 result = self.__oc.run(cmd=check_approved)
-                if result == 'true':
+                if {'true': True, 'false': False}.get(result.lower(), False):
                     if resource == 'odf':
                         # Check status for each CSV name
                         csv_names = self.__oc.run(f"oc get csv -n {namespace} -ojsonpath={{$.items[*].metadata.name}}")