diff --git a/tools/dev/bash_profile b/tools/dev/bash_profile
index 91a31f903f..30343757e8 100644
--- a/tools/dev/bash_profile
+++ b/tools/dev/bash_profile
@@ -106,7 +106,57 @@ function setPrimaryInstance {
 # ON.Lab shared test cell warden address
 export CELL_WARDEN="10.254.1.19"
 
-alias cell='onos-cell'
+# Applies the settings in the specified cell file or lists current cell definition
+# if no cell file is given.
+function cell {
+    cell=$1
+    case "$cell" in
+    "borrow")
+        aux="/tmp/cell-$$"
+        curl -sS -X POST "http://$CELL_WARDEN:4321/?duration=${2:-0}&user=${3:-$(id -un)}" \
+            -d "$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)" > $aux
+        . $aux
+        rm -f $aux
+        export ONOS_INSTANCES=$(env | grep 'OC[0-9]*=' | sort | cut -d= -f2)
+        setPrimaryInstance 1 >/dev/null
+        onos-verify-cell
+        ;;
+    "return")
+        curl -sS -X DELETE "http://$CELL_WARDEN:4321/?user=${2:-$(id -un)}"
+        unset ONOS_CELL ONOS_NIC ONOS_IP ONOS_APPS ONOS_BOOT_FEATURES
+        unset OCI OCN OCT ONOS_INSTANCES ONOS_FEATURES
+        unset $(env | sed -n 's:\(^OC[0-9]\{1,\}\)=.*:\1 :g p')
+        ;;
+
+    "status")
+        curl -sS "http://$CELL_WARDEN:4321/" | sort
+        ;;
+
+    "")
+        env | egrep "ONOS_CELL"
+        env | egrep "OCI"
+        env | egrep "OC[0-9]+" | sort
+        env | egrep "OC[NT]"
+        env | egrep "ONOS_" | egrep -v 'ONOS_ROOT|ONOS_CELL|ONOS_INSTANCES' | sort
+        ;;
+
+    *)
+        [ ! -f $ONOS_ROOT/tools/test/cells/$1 ] && \
+            echo "No such cell: $1" >&2 && return 1
+        unset ONOS_CELL ONOS_NIC ONOS_IP ONOS_APPS ONOS_BOOT_FEATURES
+        unset OCI OCN OCT ONOS_INSTANCES ONOS_FEATURES
+        unset $(env | sed -n 's:\(^OC[0-9]\{1,\}\)=.*:\1 :g p')
+        export ONOS_USER=${ONOS_USER:-sdn}
+        export ONOS_GROUP=${ONOS_GROUP:-sdn}
+        export ONOS_WEB_USER=onos
+        export ONOS_WEB_PASS=rocks
+        export ONOS_CELL=$1
+        . $ONOS_ROOT/tools/test/cells/$1
+        export ONOS_INSTANCES=$(env | grep 'OC[0-9]*=' | sort | cut -d= -f2)
+        setPrimaryInstance 1 >/dev/null
+        cell
+    esac
+}
 
 [ -n "$ONOS_CELL" -a "$ONOS_CELL" != "borrow" ] && cell $ONOS_CELL > /dev/null
 
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-cell b/tools/test/bin/onos-cell
index 275ad23407..45a68b95ab 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-cell
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-cell
@@ -1,59 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Applies the settings in the specified cell file or lists current cell
-# definition if no cell file is given.
+# List available ONOS cells configuration.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Sets the primary instance to the specified instance number.
-function setPrimaryInstance {
-    export OCI=$(env | egrep "OC[0-9]+" | sort | egrep OC${1:-1} | cut -d= -f2)
-    echo $OCI
-}
+[ ! -d "$ONOS_ROOT" ] && echo "ONOS_ROOT is not defined" >&2 && exit 1
+. $ONOS_ROOT/tools/dev/bash_profile
 
-cell=$1
-case "$cell" in
-"borrow")
-    aux="/tmp/cell-$$"
-    curl -sS -X POST "http://$CELL_WARDEN:4321/?duration=${2:-0}&user=${3:-$(id -un)}" \
-        -d "$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)" > $aux
-    . $aux
-    rm -f $aux
-    export ONOS_INSTANCES=$(env | grep 'OC[0-9]*=' | sort | cut -d= -f2)
-    setPrimaryInstance 1 >/dev/null
-    onos-verify-cell
-    ;;
-"return")
-    curl -sS -X DELETE "http://$CELL_WARDEN:4321/?user=${2:-$(id -un)}"
-    unset ONOS_CELL ONOS_NIC ONOS_IP ONOS_APPS ONOS_BOOT_FEATURES
-    unset OCI OCN OCT ONOS_INSTANCES ONOS_FEATURES
-    unset $(env | sed -n 's:\(^OC[0-9]\{1,\}\)=.*:\1 :g p')
-    ;;
-
-"status")
-    curl -sS "http://$CELL_WARDEN:4321/" | sort
-    ;;
-
-"")
-    env | egrep "ONOS_CELL"
-    env | egrep "OCI"
-    env | egrep "OC[0-9]+" | sort
-    env | egrep "OC[NT]"
-    env | egrep "ONOS_" | egrep -v 'ONOS_ROOT|ONOS_CELL|ONOS_INSTANCES' | sort
-    ;;
-
-*)
-    [ ! -f $ONOS_ROOT/tools/test/cells/$1 ] && \
-        echo "No such cell: $1" >&2 && return 1
-    unset ONOS_CELL ONOS_NIC ONOS_IP ONOS_APPS ONOS_BOOT_FEATURES
-    unset OCI OCN OCT ONOS_INSTANCES ONOS_FEATURES
-    unset $(env | sed -n 's:\(^OC[0-9]\{1,\}\)=.*:\1 :g p')
-    export ONOS_USER=${ONOS_USER:-sdn}
-    export ONOS_GROUP=${ONOS_GROUP:-sdn}
-    export ONOS_WEB_USER=onos
-    export ONOS_WEB_PASS=rocks
-    export ONOS_CELL=$1
-    . $ONOS_ROOT/tools/test/cells/$1
-    export ONOS_INSTANCES=$(env | grep 'OC[0-9]*=' | sort | cut -d= -f2)
-    setPrimaryInstance 1 >/dev/null
-    onos-cell
-esac
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+cell "$@"
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