diff --git a/neutron/templates/bin/_neutron-cleanup.sh.tpl b/neutron/templates/bin/_neutron-test-force-cleanup.sh.tpl
similarity index 66%
rename from neutron/templates/bin/_neutron-cleanup.sh.tpl
rename to neutron/templates/bin/_neutron-test-force-cleanup.sh.tpl
index b36d2b4276..12ce3136a7 100644
--- a/neutron/templates/bin/_neutron-cleanup.sh.tpl
+++ b/neutron/templates/bin/_neutron-test-force-cleanup.sh.tpl
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-while [ ! -f /tmp/pod-tmp/test_done.log ]
-do
-  sleep 2s
-done
-
-ospurge --purge-project $OS_TEST_PROJECT_NAME
-
-openstack quota set $OS_TEST_PROJECT_NAME --networks $NETWORK_QUOTA --ports $PORT_QUOTA --routers $ROUTER_QUOTA --subnets $SUBNET_QUOTA --secgroups $SEC_GROUP_QUOTA
-
+if openstack project show "${OS_TEST_PROJECT_NAME}"; then
+  ospurge --purge-project "${OS_TEST_PROJECT_NAME}"
+  openstack quota set "${OS_TEST_PROJECT_NAME}" --networks "${NETWORK_QUOTA}" --ports "${PORT_QUOTA}" --routers "${ROUTER_QUOTA}" --subnets "${SUBNET_QUOTA}" --secgroups "${SEC_GROUP_QUOTA}"
+fi
diff --git a/neutron/templates/configmap-bin.yaml b/neutron/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
index 3786088ff8..0ec16557d0 100644
--- a/neutron/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
+++ b/neutron/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ data:
 {{ tuple "bin/_neutron-ironic-agent.sh.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.template" | indent 4 }}
   rabbit-init.sh: |
 {{- include "helm-toolkit.scripts.rabbit_init" . | indent 4 }}
-  neutron-cleanup.sh: |
-{{ tuple "bin/_neutron-cleanup.sh.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.template" | indent 4 }}
+  neutron-test-force-cleanup.sh: |
+{{ tuple "bin/_neutron-test-force-cleanup.sh.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.template" | indent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/neutron/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml b/neutron/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
index d4fad87f5b..362d2aa273 100644
--- a/neutron/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+++ b/neutron/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
         - name: SERVICE_OS_ROLE
           value: {{ .Values.endpoints.identity.auth.test.role | quote }}
-  containers:
+{{ if $envAll.Values.conf.rally_tests.force_project_purge }}
     - name: {{ .Release.Name }}-reset
-      image: openstackhelm/ospurge
+{{ tuple $envAll "purge_test" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 6 }}
       env:
 {{- with $env := dict "ksUserSecret" .Values.secrets.identity.admin }}
 {{- include "helm-toolkit.snippets.keystone_openrc_env_vars" $env | indent 8 }}
@@ -85,14 +85,17 @@ spec:
           value: {{ (first (index .Values.conf.rally_tests.tests "NeutronNetworks.create_and_delete_subnets")).context.quotas.neutron.subnet | quote }}
         - name: SEC_GROUP_QUOTA
           value: {{ (first (index .Values.conf.rally_tests.tests "NeutronSecurityGroup.create_and_list_security_groups")).context.quotas.neutron.security_group | quote }}
-      command: ["/bin/bash", "-c", "/tmp/neutron-cleanup.sh"]
+      command:
+        - /tmp/neutron-test-force-cleanup.sh
       volumeMounts:
         - name: neutron-bin
-          mountPath: /tmp/neutron-cleanup.sh
-          subPath: neutron-cleanup.sh
+          mountPath: /tmp/neutron-test-force-cleanup.sh
+          subPath: neutron-test-force-cleanup.sh
           readOnly: true
         - name: pod-tmp
           mountPath: /tmp/pod-tmp
+{{ end }}
+  containers:
     - name: {{ .Release.Name }}-test
 {{ tuple $envAll "test" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 6 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.jobs.tests | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 6 }}
@@ -105,8 +108,8 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
         - name: RALLY_ENV_NAME
           value: {{.Release.Name}}
-      command: ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
-      args: ["/tmp/rally-test.sh; touch /tmp/test_done.log"]
+      command:
+        - /tmp/rally-test.sh
       volumeMounts:
         - name: pod-tmp
           mountPath: /tmp
diff --git a/neutron/values.yaml b/neutron/values.yaml
index 2b84e43e88..e6c674e488 100644
--- a/neutron/values.yaml
+++ b/neutron/values.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ images:
   tags:
     bootstrap: docker.io/openstackhelm/heat:ocata-ubuntu_xenial
     test: docker.io/xrally/xrally-openstack:1.3.0
+    purge_test: docker.io/openstackhelm/ospurge:latest
     db_init: docker.io/openstackhelm/heat:ocata-ubuntu_xenial
     neutron_db_sync: docker.io/openstackhelm/neutron:ocata-ubuntu_xenial
     db_drop: docker.io/openstackhelm/heat:ocata-ubuntu_xenial
@@ -742,6 +743,7 @@ pod:
 
 conf:
   rally_tests:
+    force_project_purge: false
     run_tempest: false
     tests:
       NeutronNetworks.create_and_delete_networks:
@@ -2212,6 +2214,12 @@ endpoints:
         region_name: RegionOne
         username: neutron-test
         password: password
+        # NOTE: this project will be purged and reset if
+        # conf.rally_tests.force_project_purge is set to true
+        # which may be required upon test failure, but be aware that this will
+        # expunge all openstack objects, so if this is used a seperate project
+        # should be used for each helm test, and also it should be ensured
+        # that this project is not in use by other tenants
         project_name: test
         user_domain_name: service
         project_domain_name: service