diff --git a/tempest/api/image/base.py b/tempest/api/image/base.py
index 89d5f91..0cc088a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/base.py
@@ -100,10 +100,9 @@
         """Create Image & stage image file for glance-direct import method."""
         image_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-image')
         container_format = CONF.image.container_formats[0]
-        disk_format = CONF.image.disk_formats[0]
         image = self.create_image(name=image_name,
                                   container_format=container_format,
-                                  disk_format=disk_format,
+                                  disk_format='raw',
                                   visibility='private')
         self.assertEqual('queued', image['status'])
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
index e468e32..5bb8eef 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
                                      '%s import method' % method)
 
     def _stage_and_check(self):
-        image = self._create_image()
+        image = self._create_image(disk_format='raw')
         # Stage image data
         file_content = data_utils.random_bytes()
         image_file = io.BytesIO(file_content)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(image['id'], body['id'])
         self.assertEqual('queued', body['status'])
         # import image from web to backend
-        image_uri = CONF.image.http_image
+        image_uri = CONF.image.http_qcow2_image
         self.client.image_import(image['id'], method='web-download',
                                  import_params={'uri': image_uri})
         waiters.wait_for_image_imported_to_stores(self.client, image['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 8ddb5a4..a98082a 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -641,6 +641,11 @@
                default='http://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.1/'
                'cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-uec.tar.gz',
                help='http accessible image'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('http_qcow2_image',
+               default='http://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.6.2/'
+               'cirros-0.6.2-x86_64-disk.img',
+               help='http qcow2 accessible image which will be used '
+                    'for image conversion if enabled.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('build_timeout',
                default=300,
                help="Timeout in seconds to wait for an image to "