diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/target_iperf/main/cmd_pppclient.c b/components/esp_modem/test/target_iperf/main/cmd_pppclient.c
index 0bb6a89699..37babfb570 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/test/target_iperf/main/cmd_pppclient.c
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/target_iperf/main/cmd_pppclient.c
@@ -234,6 +234,17 @@ static int ppp_cmd_iperf(int argc, char **argv)
     iperf_start(&cfg);
     return 0;
 }
+static int restart(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    ESP_LOGI("main", "Restarting");
+    esp_restart();
+}
+static int heap_size(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    uint32_t heap_size = heap_caps_get_minimum_free_size(MALLOC_CAP_DEFAULT);
+    printf("min heap size: %"PRIu32"\n", heap_size);
+    return 0;
+}
 
 void register_pppd(void)
 {
@@ -286,4 +297,25 @@ void register_pppd(void)
         .argtable = &iperf_args
     };
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_console_cmd_register(&iperf_cmd));
+
+    {
+        const esp_console_cmd_t cmd = {
+            .command = "restart",
+            .help = "Restart the program",
+            .hint = NULL,
+            .func = &restart,
+        };
+        ESP_ERROR_CHECK( esp_console_cmd_register(&cmd) );
+
+    }
+    {
+        const esp_console_cmd_t heap_cmd = {
+            .command = "heap",
+            .help = "Get minimum size of free heap memory that was available during program execution",
+            .hint = NULL,
+            .func = &heap_size,
+        };
+        ESP_ERROR_CHECK( esp_console_cmd_register(&heap_cmd) );
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/CMakeLists.txt
index 78ee6f0b43..37e45170bb 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,5 @@
 # in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
-set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "../.." "../../../mbedtls_cxx")
-
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(ota_test)
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/main/idf_component.yml b/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/main/idf_component.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae03f49c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+## IDF Component Manager Manifest File
+dependencies:
+  espressif/esp_modem:
+    version: "*"
+    override_path: ../../..
+  espressif/mbedtls_cxx:
+    version: "*"
+    override_path: ../../../../mbedtls_cxx
+  idf:
+    version: ">=4.1.0"
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/sdkconfig.ci.2 b/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/sdkconfig.ci.2
index da6e474f7c..5baed38759 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/sdkconfig.ci.2
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/sdkconfig.ci.2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_TEST_DEVICE_MODEM_GENERIC=y
 CONFIG_TEST_OTA_URI="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/espressif/esp-protocols/master/components/esp_modem/test/target_ota/bin/blink.bin"
-CONFIG_TEST_OTA_CA_CERT="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"
+CONFIG_TEST_OTA_CA_CERT="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"
 CONFIG_TEST_OTA_CN="github.com"