diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cfn_init_signal.yaml b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cfn_init_signal.yaml
index 23ad06f..fa5345e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cfn_init_signal.yaml
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cfn_init_signal.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
     Type: String
   network:
     Type: String
+  timeout:
+    Type: Number
 Resources:
   CfnUser:
     Type: AWS::IAM::User
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@
     DependsOn: SmokeServer
     Properties:
       Handle: {Ref: WaitHandle}
-      Timeout: '600'
+      Timeout: {Ref: timeout}
 Outputs:
   WaitConditionStatus:
     Description: Contents of /tmp/smoke-status on SmokeServer
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/neutron_basic.yaml b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/neutron_basic.yaml
index 9d90e31..7b14205 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/neutron_basic.yaml
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/neutron_basic.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     type: string
   ExternalNetworkId:
     type: string
+  timeout:
+    type: number
 resources:
   Network:
     type: OS::Neutron::Net
@@ -65,4 +67,4 @@
     depends_on: Server
     properties:
       Handle: {get_resource: WaitHandleNeutron}
-      Timeout: '600'
+      Timeout: {get_param: timeout}
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
index 83470be..c7000e2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
                 'InstanceType': CONF.orchestration.instance_type,
                 'ImageId': CONF.orchestration.image_ref,
                 'ExternalRouterId': cls.external_router_id,
-                'ExternalNetworkId': cls.external_network_id
+                'ExternalNetworkId': cls.external_network_id,
+                'timeout': CONF.orchestration.build_timeout
             })
         cls.stack_id = cls.stack_identifier.split('/')[1]
         try:
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
index 3f29269..cb5d941 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
                 'key_name': keypair_name,
                 'flavor': CONF.orchestration.instance_type,
                 'image': CONF.orchestration.image_ref,
-                'network': cls._get_default_network()['id']
+                'network': cls._get_default_network()['id'],
+                'timeout': CONF.orchestration.build_timeout
             })
 
     @test.attr(type='slow')