diff --git a/docker/glance/glance-api/start.sh b/docker/glance/glance-api/start.sh
index 81cd519095..e0cc37d4ff 100755
--- a/docker/glance/glance-api/start.sh
+++ b/docker/glance/glance-api/start.sh
@@ -10,14 +10,19 @@ fi
 export SERVICE_TOKEN="${KEYSTONE_ADMIN_TOKEN}"
 export SERVICE_ENDPOINT="http://${KEYSTONE_ADMIN_PORT_35357_TCP_ADDR}:35357/v2.0"
 
-crux user-create -n "${GLANCE_KEYSTONE_USER}" \
-	-p "${GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD}" \
-	-t "${ADMIN_TENANT_NAME}" \
-	-r admin
+while ! curl -o /dev/null -s --fail ${SERVICE_ENDPOINT}; do
+    echo "waiting for keystone..."
+    sleep 1;
+done
 
-crux endpoint-create -n glance -t image \
-	-I "http://${GLANCE_API_PORT_9292_TCP_ADDR}:9292" \
-	-P "http://${PUBLIC_IP}:9292" \
-	-A "http://${GLANCE_API_PORT_9292_TCP_ADDR}:9292"
+crux user-create --update -n "${GLANCE_KEYSTONE_USER}" \
+    -p "${GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD}" \
+    -t "${ADMIN_TENANT_NAME}" \
+    -r admin
+
+crux endpoint-create --remove-all -n glance -t image \
+    -I "http://${GLANCE_API_PORT_9292_TCP_ADDR}:9292" \
+    -P "http://${PUBLIC_IP}:9292" \
+    -A "http://${GLANCE_API_PORT_9292_TCP_ADDR}:9292"
 
 exec /usr/bin/glance-api
diff --git a/docker/glance/glance-base/config-glance.sh b/docker/glance/glance-base/config-glance.sh
index 2f78464bdb..0675a7879a 100644
--- a/docker/glance/glance-base/config-glance.sh
+++ b/docker/glance/glance-base/config-glance.sh
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ MY_IP=$(ip route get $(ip route | awk '$1 == "default" {print $3}') |
 : ${KEYSTONE_AUTH_PROTOCOL:=http}
 : ${PUBLIC_IP:=$MY_IP}
 
-if ! [ "$GLANCE_DB_PASSWORD" ]; then
-    GLANCE_DB_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 15)
-    export GLANCE_DB_PASSWORD
+if [ -z "$GLANCE_DB_PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: missing GLANCE_DB_PASSWORD" >&2
+    exit 1
 fi
 
-if ! [ "$GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD" ]; then
-    GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 15)
-    export GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD
+if [ -z "$GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: missing GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD" >&2
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 if ! [ -f /startconfig ]; then
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD=${GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD}
 EOF
 fi
 
+cat > /openrc <<EOF
+export OS_AUTH_URL="http://${KEYSTONE_PUBLIC_PORT_5000_TCP_ADDR}:5000/v2.0"
+export OS_USERNAME="${GLANCE_KEYSTONE_USER}"
+export OS_PASSWORD="${GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD}"
+export OS_TENANT_NAME="${ADMIN_TENANT_NAME}"
+EOF
+
 for cfg in /etc/glance/glance-api.conf /etc/glance/glance-registry.conf; do
     crudini --del $cfg \
         DEFAULT \
@@ -48,10 +55,6 @@ for cfg in /etc/glance/glance-api.conf /etc/glance/glance-registry.conf; do
             $option
     done
 
-    crudini --set $cfg \
-        DEFAULT \
-        bind_host \
-        $MY_IP
     crudini --set $cfg \
         keystone_authtoken \
         auth_uri \
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ for cfg in /etc/glance/glance-api.conf /etc/glance/glance-registry.conf; do
     crudini --set $cfg \
         keystone_authtoken \
         admin_tenant_name \
-           "${ADMIN_TENANT_NAME}"
+        "${ADMIN_TENANT_NAME}"
     crudini --set $cfg \
         keystone_authtoken \
         admin_user \
diff --git a/docker/glance/glance-registry/start.sh b/docker/glance/glance-registry/start.sh
index d6eb6c1016..7e43bfbceb 100755
--- a/docker/glance/glance-registry/start.sh
+++ b/docker/glance/glance-registry/start.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 . /opt/glance/config-glance.sh
 
+# wait for mysql to start
+while !  mysql -h ${MARIADB_PORT_3306_TCP_ADDR} -u root -p${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD} -e "select 1" mysql > /dev/null 2>&1; do
+    echo "waiting for mysql..."
+    sleep 1
+done
+
 mysql -h ${MARIADB_PORT_3306_TCP_ADDR} -u root -p${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD} mysql <<EOF
 CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ${GLANCE_DB_NAME} DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8;
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ${GLANCE_DB_NAME}.* TO
diff --git a/k8s/pod/glance-pod.json b/k8s/pod/glance-pod.json
index 94da934c6f..359de4bf24 100644
--- a/k8s/pod/glance-pod.json
+++ b/k8s/pod/glance-pod.json
@@ -1,60 +1,68 @@
 {
-    "desiredState": {
-        "manifest": {
-            "containers": [
-                {
-                    "env": [
-                        {
-                            "name": "DB_ROOT_PASSWORD",
-                            "value": "password"
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "name": "GLANCE_DB_PASSWORD",
-                            "value": "password"
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "name": "KEYSTONE_ADMIN_TOKEN",
-                            "value": "ADMINTOKEN"
-                        }
-                    ],
-                    "image": "kollaglue/fedora-rdo-glance-registry",
-                    "name": "glance-registry",
-                    "ports": [
-                        {
-                            "containerPort": 9191
-                        }
-                    ]
-                },
-                {
-                    "env": [
-                        {
-                            "name": "DB_ROOT_PASSWORD",
-                            "value": "password"
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "name": "GLANCE_DB_PASSWORD",
-                            "value": "password"
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "name": "KEYSTONE_ADMIN_TOKEN",
-                            "value": "ADMINTOKEN"
-                        }
-                    ],
-                    "image": "kollaglue/fedora-rdo-glance-api",
-                    "name": "glance-api",
-                    "ports": [
-                        {
-                            "containerPort": 9292
-                        }
-                    ]
-                }
-            ],
-            "id": "glance-1",
-            "version": "v1beta1"
+  "labels": {
+    "name": "glance"
+  },
+  "id": "glance",
+  "desiredState": {
+    "manifest": {
+      "version": "v1beta1",
+      "id": "glance-1",
+      "containers": [
+        {
+          "ports": [
+            {
+              "containerPort": 9191
+            }
+          ],
+          "name": "glance-registry",
+          "image": "kollaglue/fedora-rdo-glance-registry",
+          "env": [
+            {
+              "value": "password",
+              "name": "DB_ROOT_PASSWORD"
+            },
+            {
+              "value": "password",
+              "name": "GLANCE_DB_PASSWORD"
+            },
+            {
+              "value": "password",
+              "name": "GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD"
+            },
+            {
+              "value": "ADMINTOKEN",
+              "name": "KEYSTONE_ADMIN_TOKEN"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "ports": [
+            {
+              "containerPort": 9292
+            }
+          ],
+          "name": "glance-api",
+          "image": "kollaglue/fedora-rdo-glance-api",
+          "env": [
+            {
+              "value": "password",
+              "name": "DB_ROOT_PASSWORD"
+            },
+            {
+              "value": "password",
+              "name": "GLANCE_DB_PASSWORD"
+            },
+            {
+              "value": "password",
+              "name": "GLANCE_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD"
+            },
+            {
+              "value": "ADMINTOKEN",
+              "name": "KEYSTONE_ADMIN_TOKEN"
+            }
+          ]
         }
-    },
-    "id": "glance",
-    "labels": {
-        "name": "glance"
+      ]
     }
+  }
 }