diff --git a/osm_mon/cmd/common_functions.py b/osm_mon/cmd/common_functions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e4bff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osm_mon/cmd/common_functions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# This file is part of OSM Monitoring module
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import pymongo
+import time
+import socket
+import logging
+
+
+def wait_till_core_services_are_ready(config, process_name="osm-mon", commondb_wait_time=5, kafka_wait_time=5):
+
+    logging.debug("wait_till_services_are_ready()")
+
+    if not config:
+        logging.info("Config information is not available")
+        return False
+
+    # Check if common-db is ready
+    while(True):
+        commondb_url = config.conf["database"].get("uri")
+        try:
+            commondb = pymongo.MongoClient(commondb_url)
+            commondb.server_info()
+            break
+        except Exception:
+            logging.info("{} process is waiting for commondb to come up...".format(process_name))
+            time.sleep(commondb_wait_time)
+
+    # Check if kafka is ready
+    while(True):
+        port_in_use = False
+        # Logic to check kafka is ready
+        with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+            if s.connect_ex(("kafka", int(config.conf["message"].get("port")))) == 0:
+                port_in_use = True
+        if port_in_use:
+            break
+        else:
+            logging.info("{} process is waiting for kafka to come up...".format(process_name))
+            time.sleep(kafka_wait_time)
+
+    return True
diff --git a/osm_mon/cmd/mon_collector.py b/osm_mon/cmd/mon_collector.py
index 94c3883..902d2e7 100644
--- a/osm_mon/cmd/mon_collector.py
+++ b/osm_mon/cmd/mon_collector.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 from osm_mon.collector.collector import Collector
 from osm_mon.core.config import Config
+from osm_mon.cmd.common_functions import wait_till_core_services_are_ready
 
 
 def main():
@@ -44,11 +45,14 @@
     root.addHandler(ch)
 
     log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-    log.info("Starting MON Collector...")
-    log.debug("Config: %s", cfg.conf)
-    log.info("Initializing database...")
-    collector = Collector(cfg)
-    collector.collect_forever()
+    if wait_till_core_services_are_ready(cfg, "osm-mon-collector"):
+        log.info("Starting MON Collector...")
+        log.debug("Config: %s", cfg.conf)
+        log.info("Initializing database...")
+        collector = Collector(cfg)
+        collector.collect_forever()
+    else:
+        log.error("Failed to start MON Collector")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/osm_mon/cmd/mon_dashboarder.py b/osm_mon/cmd/mon_dashboarder.py
index b49b570..828c8b5 100644
--- a/osm_mon/cmd/mon_dashboarder.py
+++ b/osm_mon/cmd/mon_dashboarder.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 from osm_mon.core.config import Config
 from osm_mon.dashboarder.dashboarder import Dashboarder
+from osm_mon.cmd.common_functions import wait_till_core_services_are_ready
 import threading
 
 
@@ -45,13 +46,16 @@
     root.addHandler(ch)
 
     log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-    log.info("Starting MON Dashboarder...")
-    log.debug("Config: %s", cfg.conf)
-    dashboarder = Dashboarder(cfg)
-    log.info("Starting MON kafka Consumer...")
-    threading.Thread(target=dashboarder.run, args=()).start()
-    log.info("Starting MON Dashboarder...")
-    dashboarder.dashboard_forever()
+    if wait_till_core_services_are_ready(cfg, "osm-mon-dashboarder"):
+        log.info("Starting MON Dashboarder...")
+        log.debug("Config: %s", cfg.conf)
+        dashboarder = Dashboarder(cfg)
+        log.info("Starting MON kafka Consumer...")
+        threading.Thread(target=dashboarder.run, args=()).start()
+        log.info("Starting MON Dashboarder...")
+        dashboarder.dashboard_forever()
+    else:
+        log.error("Failed to start MON Dashboarder")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/osm_mon/cmd/mon_evaluator.py b/osm_mon/cmd/mon_evaluator.py
index ba9a420..72a1012 100644
--- a/osm_mon/cmd/mon_evaluator.py
+++ b/osm_mon/cmd/mon_evaluator.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 from osm_mon.core.config import Config
 from osm_mon.evaluator.evaluator import Evaluator
+from osm_mon.cmd.common_functions import wait_till_core_services_are_ready
 
 
 def main():
@@ -44,11 +45,14 @@
     root.addHandler(ch)
 
     log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-    log.info("Starting MON Evaluator...")
-    log.debug("Config: %s", cfg.conf)
-    log.info("Initializing database...")
-    evaluator = Evaluator(cfg)
-    evaluator.evaluate_forever()
+    if wait_till_core_services_are_ready(cfg, "osm-mon-evaluator"):
+        log.info("Starting MON Evaluator...")
+        log.debug("Config: %s", cfg.conf)
+        log.info("Initializing database...")
+        evaluator = Evaluator(cfg)
+        evaluator.evaluate_forever()
+    else:
+        log.error("Failed to start MON Evaluator")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/osm_mon/cmd/mon_server.py b/osm_mon/cmd/mon_server.py
index e05f4b8..c296c0d 100644
--- a/osm_mon/cmd/mon_server.py
+++ b/osm_mon/cmd/mon_server.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 from osm_mon.core.config import Config
 from osm_mon.server.server import Server
+from osm_mon.cmd.common_functions import wait_till_core_services_are_ready
 
 
 def main():
@@ -45,12 +46,15 @@
     root.addHandler(ch)
 
     log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-    log.info("Starting MON Server...")
-    log.debug("Config: %s", cfg.conf)
-    log.info("Initializing database...")
-    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-    server = Server(cfg, loop)
-    server.run()
+    if wait_till_core_services_are_ready(cfg, "osm-mon-server"):
+        log.info("Starting MON Server...")
+        log.debug("Config: %s", cfg.conf)
+        log.info("Initializing database...")
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        server = Server(cfg, loop)
+        server.run()
+    else:
+        log.error("Failed to start MON Server")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':