diff --git a/etc/rally/rally.conf.sample b/etc/rally/rally.conf.sample
index 7f9d4da3..82a60285 100644
--- a/etc/rally/rally.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/rally/rally.conf.sample
@@ -268,15 +268,15 @@
 
 # Time(in sec) to wait for magnum cluster to be created. (floating
 # point value)
-#magnum_cluster_create_timeout = 1200.0
+#magnum_cluster_create_timeout = 2400.0
 
 # Time interval(in sec) between checks when waiting for cluster
 # creation. (floating point value)
-#magnum_cluster_create_poll_interval = 1.0
+#magnum_cluster_create_poll_interval = 2.0
 
 # Time(in sec) to wait for k8s pod to be created. (floating point
 # value)
-#k8s_pod_create_timeout = 600.0
+#k8s_pod_create_timeout = 1200.0
 
 # Time interval(in sec) between checks when waiting for k8s pod
 # creation. (floating point value)
diff --git a/rally-jobs/rally-magnum.yaml b/rally-jobs/rally-magnum.yaml
index 73efc57f..c1f467ea 100644
--- a/rally-jobs/rally-magnum.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/rally-magnum.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{% set image = "Fedora-Atomic-26-20170723.0.x86_64" %}
 ---
   MagnumClusterTemplates.list_cluster_templates:
     -
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
           tenants: 1
           users_per_tenant: 1
         cluster_templates:
-          image_id: "fedora-atomic-latest"
+          image_id: {{ image }}
           flavor_id: "m1.small"
           master_flavor_id: "m1.small"
           external_network_id: "public"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
           tenants: 1
           users_per_tenant: 1
         cluster_templates:
-          image_id: "fedora-atomic-latest"
+          image_id: {{ image }}
           flavor_id: "m1.small"
           master_flavor_id: "m1.small"
           external_network_id: "public"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
           tenants: 1
           users_per_tenant: 1
         cluster_templates:
-          image_id: "fedora-atomic-latest"
+          image_id: {{ image }}
           flavor_id: "m1.small"
           master_flavor_id: "m1.small"
           external_network_id: "public"
diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/cfg/magnum.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/cfg/magnum.py
index b0619980..95d09b95 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/openstack/cfg/magnum.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/cfg/magnum.py
@@ -21,22 +21,22 @@ OPTS = {"benchmark": [
                  help="Time(in sec) to sleep after creating a resource before "
                       "polling for the status."),
     cfg.FloatOpt("magnum_cluster_create_timeout",
-                 default=1200.0,
+                 default=2400.0,
                  help="Time(in sec) to wait for magnum cluster to be "
                       "created."),
     cfg.FloatOpt("magnum_cluster_create_poll_interval",
-                 default=1.0,
+                 default=2.0,
                  help="Time interval(in sec) between checks when waiting for "
                       "cluster creation."),
     cfg.FloatOpt("k8s_pod_create_timeout",
-                 default=600.0,
+                 default=1200.0,
                  help="Time(in sec) to wait for k8s pod to be created."),
     cfg.FloatOpt("k8s_pod_create_poll_interval",
                  default=1.0,
                  help="Time interval(in sec) between checks when waiting for "
                       "k8s pod creation."),
     cfg.FloatOpt("k8s_rc_create_timeout",
-                 default=600.0,
+                 default=1200.0,
                  help="Time(in sec) to wait for k8s rc to be created."),
     cfg.FloatOpt("k8s_rc_create_poll_interval",
                  default=1.0,
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/magnum/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/magnum/test_utils.py
index 2bf7bda5..efecadef 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/magnum/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/magnum/test_utils.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class MagnumScenarioTestCase(test.ScenarioTestCase):
             {"apiVersion": "v1", "kind": "Pod",
              "metadata": {"name": "nginx"}})
         k8s_api.create_namespaced_pod.return_value = self.pod
-        mock_time.side_effect = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 900, 901]
+        mock_time.side_effect = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1800, 1801]
         not_ready_pod = api_client.models.V1Pod()
         not_ready_status = api_client.models.V1PodStatus()
         not_ready_status.phase = "not_ready"
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class MagnumScenarioTestCase(test.ScenarioTestCase):
         rc = api_client.models.V1ReplicationController()
         rc.spec = api_client.models.V1ReplicationControllerSpec()
         rc.spec.replicas = manifest["spec"]["replicas"]
-        mock_time.side_effect = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 900, 901]
+        mock_time.side_effect = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1800, 1801]
         k8s_api.create_namespaced_replication_controller.return_value = rc
         not_ready_rc = api_client.models.V1ReplicationController()
         not_ready_rc_status = (