diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index f19686a862..2e9620b391 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #   - ``DEST``, ``FILES``
 #   - ``ADMIN_PASSWORD``
 #   - ``DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME``
+#   - ``DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME``
 #   - ``S3_SERVICE_PORT``
 #   - ``SERVICE_HOST``
 #   - ``BASE_SQL_CONN`` ``lib/database`` declares
@@ -415,7 +416,7 @@ function configure_tempest {
         iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG scenario img_container_format ovf
     else
         SCENARIO_IMAGE_DIR=${SCENARIO_IMAGE_DIR:-$FILES}
-        SCENARIO_IMAGE_FILE=$DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME
+        SCENARIO_IMAGE_FILE=$DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME
     fi
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG scenario img_dir $SCENARIO_IMAGE_DIR
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG scenario img_file $SCENARIO_IMAGE_FILE
diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index ed1cf6e074..c41f9db9ff 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -687,17 +687,21 @@ if [[ "$DOWNLOAD_DEFAULT_IMAGES" == "True" ]]; then
             case "$LIBVIRT_TYPE" in
                 lxc) # the cirros root disk in the uec tarball is empty, so it will not work for lxc
                     DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME=${DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME:-cirros-${CIRROS_VERSION}-${CIRROS_ARCH}-rootfs}
-                    IMAGE_URLS+="http://download.cirros-cloud.net/${CIRROS_VERSION}/cirros-${CIRROS_VERSION}-${CIRROS_ARCH}-rootfs.img.gz";;
+                    DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME=${DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME:-cirros-${CIRROS_VERSION}-${CIRROS_ARCH}-rootfs.img.gz}
+                    IMAGE_URLS+="http://download.cirros-cloud.net/${CIRROS_VERSION}/${DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME}";;
                 *) # otherwise, use the qcow image
-                    DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME=${DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME:-cirros-${CIRROS_VERSION}-${CIRROS_ARCH}-disk.img}
-                    IMAGE_URLS+="http://download.cirros-cloud.net/${CIRROS_VERSION}/cirros-${CIRROS_VERSION}-${CIRROS_ARCH}-disk.img";;
+                    DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME=${DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME:-cirros-${CIRROS_VERSION}-${CIRROS_ARCH}-disk}
+                    DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME=${DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME:-cirros-${CIRROS_VERSION}-${CIRROS_ARCH}-disk.img}
+                    IMAGE_URLS+="http://download.cirros-cloud.net/${CIRROS_VERSION}/${DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME}";;
                 esac
             ;;
         vsphere)
             DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME=${DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME:-cirros-0.3.2-i386-disk.vmdk}
-            IMAGE_URLS+="http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/vmdkimage/cirros-0.3.2-i386-disk.vmdk";;
+            DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME=${DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME:-$DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME}
+            IMAGE_URLS+="http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/vmdkimage/${DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME}";;
         xenserver)
             DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME=${DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME:-cirros-0.3.4-x86_64-disk}
+            DEFAULT_IMAGE_FILE_NAME=${DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME:-cirros-0.3.4-x86_64-disk.vhd.tgz}
             IMAGE_URLS+="http://ca.downloads.xensource.com/OpenStack/cirros-0.3.4-x86_64-disk.vhd.tgz"
             IMAGE_URLS+=",http://download.cirros-cloud.net/${CIRROS_VERSION}/cirros-${CIRROS_VERSION}-x86_64-uec.tar.gz";;
     esac