diff --git a/robot-systest/testsuite/hackfest_basic.robot b/robot-systest/testsuite/hackfest_basic.robot
index 5dfacae..41a9d5f 100644
--- a/robot-systest/testsuite/hackfest_basic.robot
+++ b/robot-systest/testsuite/hackfest_basic.robot
@@ -25,32 +25,21 @@
 Resource   %{ROBOT_DEVOPS_FOLDER}/lib/connectivity_lib.robot
 Resource   %{ROBOT_DEVOPS_FOLDER}/lib/ssh_lib.robot
 
+Variables   %{ROBOT_DEVOPS_FOLDER}/resources/hackfest_basic_ns_data.py
+
 Force Tags   hackfest_basic   cluster_main   daily   regression   sanity
 
 Suite Teardown   Run Keyword And Ignore Error   Suite Cleanup
 
 
 *** Variables ***
-# NS and VNF descriptor package folder and ids
-${vnfd_pkg}   hackfest_basic_vnf
-${vnfd_name}   hackfest_basic-vnf
-${nsd_pkg}   hackfest_basic_ns
-${nsd_name}   hackfest_basic-ns
-
-# NS instance name and configuration
-${ns_name}   hfbasic
-${ns_config}   {vld: [ {name: mgmtnet, vim-network-name: %{VIM_MGMT_NET}} ] }
-
-# SSH keys and username to be used
-${publickey}   %{HOME}/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
-${privatekey}   %{HOME}/.ssh/id_rsa
+${ns_id}   ${EMPTY}
 ${username}   ubuntu
 ${password}   ${EMPTY}
-
-${ns_id}   ${EMPTY}
 ${vnf_member_index}   1
 ${vnf_ip_addr}   ${EMPTY}
-
+${ns_config}   {vld: [ {name: mgmtnet, vim-network-name: %{VIM_MGMT_NET}} ] }
+# ${ns_config}   ${EMPTY}
 
 *** Test Cases ***
 Create Hackfest Basic VNF Descriptor