diff --git a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
index 1d46028..19e816b 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@
         self.check_users()
         self.check_objects()
         self.check_servers()
-        self.check_volumes()
+        # TODO(sdague): Volumes not yet working, bring it back once the
+        # code is self testing.
+        # self.check_volumes()
 
     def check_users(self):
         """Check that the users we expect to exist, do.
@@ -284,6 +286,12 @@
 #######################
 
 
+def _resolve_image(image, imgtype):
+    name = image[imgtype]
+    fname = os.path.join(OPTS.devstack_base, image['imgdir'], name)
+    return name, fname
+
+
 def create_images(images):
     for image in images:
         client = client_for_user(image['owner'])
@@ -297,20 +305,23 @@
         # special handling for 3 part image
         extras = {}
         if image['format'] == 'ami':
+            name, fname = _resolve_image(image, 'aki')
             r, aki = client.images.create_image(
-                'javelin_' + image['aki'], 'aki', 'aki')
-            client.images.store_image(aki.get('id'), open(image['aki'], 'r'))
+                'javelin_' + name, 'aki', 'aki')
+            client.images.store_image(aki.get('id'), open(fname, 'r'))
             extras['kernel_id'] = aki.get('id')
 
+            name, fname = _resolve_image(image, 'ari')
             r, ari = client.images.create_image(
-                'javelin_' + image['ari'], 'ari', 'ari')
-            client.images.store_image(ari.get('id'), open(image['ari'], 'r'))
+                'javelin_' + name, 'ari', 'ari')
+            client.images.store_image(ari.get('id'), open(fname, 'r'))
             extras['ramdisk_id'] = ari.get('id')
 
+        _, fname = _resolve_image(image, 'file')
         r, body = client.images.create_image(
             image['name'], image['format'], image['format'], **extras)
         image_id = body.get('id')
-        client.images.store_image(image_id, open(image['file'], 'r'))
+        client.images.store_image(image_id, open(fname, 'r'))
 
 
 #######################
@@ -407,8 +418,10 @@
     create_objects(RES['objects'])
     create_images(RES['images'])
     create_servers(RES['servers'])
-    create_volumes(RES['volumes'])
-    attach_volumes(RES['volumes'])
+    # TODO(sdague): volumes definition doesn't work yet, bring it
+    # back once we're actually executing the code
+    # create_volumes(RES['volumes'])
+    # attach_volumes(RES['volumes'])
 
 
 def get_options():
@@ -423,6 +436,11 @@
                         required=True,
                         metavar='resourcefile.yaml',
                         help='Resources definition yaml file')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-d', '--devstack-base',
+        required=True,
+        metavar='/opt/stack/old',
+        help='Devstack base directory for retrieving artifacts')
     # auth bits, letting us also just source the devstack openrc
     parser.add_argument('--os-username',
                         metavar='<auth-user-name>',
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/resources.yaml b/tempest/cmd/resources.yaml
index a1f567b..3450e1f 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/resources.yaml
+++ b/tempest/cmd/resources.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 images:
   - name: javelin_cirros
     owner: javelin
+    imgdir: files/images/cirros-0.3.2-x86_64-uec
     file: cirros-0.3.2-x86_64-blank.img
     format: ami
     aki: cirros-0.3.2-x86_64-vmlinuz