diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/tempest/config.py b/ceilometer/tests/tempest/config.py
index 3749b97..4125a7f 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/tempest/config.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/tempest/config.py
@@ -39,5 +39,12 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('deprecated_api_enabled',
                 default=True,
                 help="Runs Ceilometer deprecated API tests"),
-
+    cfg.IntOpt('notification_wait',
+               default=120,
+               help="The seconds to wait for notifications which "
+                    "containers and objects sent to swift."),
+    cfg.IntOpt('notification_sleep',
+               default=1,
+               help="The seconds to sleep after an unsuccessful "
+                    "notification received."),
 ]
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/tempest/scenario/test_object_storage_telemetry_middleware.py b/ceilometer/tests/tempest/scenario/test_object_storage_telemetry_middleware.py
index cb8ce74..92599a4 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/tempest/scenario/test_object_storage_telemetry_middleware.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/tempest/scenario/test_object_storage_telemetry_middleware.py
@@ -27,15 +27,6 @@
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# Loop for up to 120 seconds waiting on notifications
-# NOTE(chdent): The choice of 120 seconds is fairly
-# arbitrary: Long enough to give the notifications the
-# chance to travel across a highly latent bus but not
-# so long as to allow excessive latency to never be visible.
-# TODO(chdent): Ideally this value would come from configuration.
-NOTIFICATIONS_WAIT = 120
-NOTIFICATIONS_SLEEP = 1
-
 
 class ClientManager(client.Manager):
 
@@ -114,11 +105,12 @@
 
             return (container_name in containers and obj_name in objects)
 
-        self.assertTrue(test.call_until_true(_check_samples,
-                                             NOTIFICATIONS_WAIT,
-                                             NOTIFICATIONS_SLEEP),
-                        'Correct notifications were not received after '
-                        '%s seconds.' % NOTIFICATIONS_WAIT)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            test.call_until_true(_check_samples,
+                                 CONF.telemetry.notification_wait,
+                                 CONF.telemetry.notification_sleep),
+            'Correct notifications were not received after '
+            '%s seconds.' % CONF.telemetry.notification_wait)
 
     def create_container(self):
         name = data_utils.rand_name('swift-scenario-container')