diff --git a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/deployment/aks/deploy-sql-big-data-aks.py b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/deployment/aks/deploy-sql-big-data-aks.py
index bb1d56a4..d4405e13 100644
--- a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/deployment/aks/deploy-sql-big-data-aks.py
+++ b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/deployment/aks/deploy-sql-big-data-aks.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Prerequisites: 
 # 
-# Azure CLI (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli), python3 (https://www.python.org/downloads), mssqlctl CLI (pip3 install -r  https://private-repo.microsoft.com/python/ctp3.0/mssqlctl/requirements.txt )
+# Azure CLI (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli), python3 (https://www.python.org/downloads), mssqlctl CLI (pip3 install -r https://private-repo.microsoft.com/python/ctp3.1/mssqlctl/requirements.txt)
 #
 # Run `az login` at least once BEFORE running this script
 #
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ CONTROLLER_USERNAME=input("Provide username to be used for Controller user - Pre
 #
 DOCKER_REGISTRY="private-repo.microsoft.com"
 DOCKER_REPOSITORY="mssql-private-preview"
-DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG="ctp3.0"
+DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG="ctp3.1"
 
 print ('Setting environment variables')
 os.environ['MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD'] = PASSWORD
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ os.environ['CONTROLLER_PASSWORD'] = PASSWORD
 os.environ['KNOX_PASSWORD'] = PASSWORD
 os.environ['DOCKER_USERNAME']=DOCKER_USERNAME
 os.environ['DOCKER_PASSWORD']=DOCKER_PASSWORD
-os.environ['DOCKER_IMAGE_POLICY']="IfNotPresent"
 os.environ['ACCEPT_EULA']="Yes"
 
 print ("Set azure context to subcription: "+SUBSCRIPTION_ID)
@@ -72,20 +71,22 @@ command = "az aks get-credentials --overwrite-existing --name "+CLUSTER_NAME+" -
 executeCmd (command)
 
 print("Creating SQL Big Data cluster:" +CLUSTER_NAME)
-command="mssqlctl cluster config init --src aks-dev-test.json --target custom.json --force"
+command="mssqlctl bdc config init --src aks-dev-test --target custom --force"
 executeCmd (command)
 
-command="mssqlctl cluster config section set -c custom.json -j ""metadata.name=" + CLUSTER_NAME + ""
+command="mssqlctl bdc config section set -c custom -j ""metadata.name=" + CLUSTER_NAME + ""
 executeCmd (command)
 
-command="mssqlctl cluster config section set -c custom.json -j ""$.spec.controlPlane.spec.docker.registry=" + DOCKER_REGISTRY + ""
-executeCmd (command)
-command="mssqlctl cluster config section set -c custom.json -j ""$.spec.controlPlane.spec.docker.repository=" + DOCKER_REPOSITORY + ""
-executeCmd (command)
-command="mssqlctl cluster config section set -c custom.json -j ""$.spec.controlPlane.spec.docker.imageTag=" + DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG + ""
+command="mssqlctl bdc config section set -c custom -j ""$.spec.controlPlane.spec.docker.registry=" + DOCKER_REGISTRY + ""
 executeCmd (command)
 
-command="mssqlctl cluster create -c custom.json --accept-eula yes"
+command="mssqlctl bdc config section set -c custom -j ""$.spec.controlPlane.spec.docker.repository=" + DOCKER_REPOSITORY + ""
+executeCmd (command)
+
+command="mssqlctl bdc config section set -c custom -j ""$.spec.controlPlane.spec.docker.imageTag=" + DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG + ""
+executeCmd (command)
+
+command="mssqlctl bdc create -c custom --accept-eula yes"
 executeCmd (command)
 
 print("")