diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index f1712ac..bf0b308 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@
 
 # Timeout for association of Nova instance and Ironic node
 # (integer value)
-#association_timeout=10
+#association_timeout=30
 
 # Timeout for Ironic power transitions. (integer value)
-#power_timeout=20
+#power_timeout=60
 
 # Timeout for unprovisioning an Ironic node. (integer value)
-#unprovision_timeout=20
+#unprovision_timeout=60
 
 
 [boto]
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/agents.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/agents.py
index b04cf64..b9ad240 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/agents.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/agents.py
@@ -38,3 +38,24 @@
         'required': ['agents']
     }
 }
+
+common_create_agent = {
+    'type': 'object',
+    'properties': {
+        'agent': {
+            'type': 'object',
+            'properties': {
+                'agent_id': {'type': ['integer', 'string']},
+                'hypervisor': {'type': 'string'},
+                'os': {'type': 'string'},
+                'architecture': {'type': 'string'},
+                'version': {'type': 'string'},
+                'url': {'type': 'string', 'format': 'uri'},
+                'md5hash': {'type': 'string'}
+            },
+            'required': ['agent_id', 'hypervisor', 'os', 'architecture',
+                         'version', 'url', 'md5hash']
+        }
+    },
+    'required': ['agent']
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/agents.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/agents.py
index 837731f..30f999f 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/agents.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/agents.py
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import agents
+
+create_agent = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': agents.common_create_agent
+}
+
 delete_agent = {
     'status_code': [200]
 }
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/agents.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/agents.py
index 63d1c46..597a089 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/agents.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/agents.py
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import agents
+
+create_agent = {
+    'status_code': [201],
+    'response_body': agents.common_create_agent
+}
+
 delete_agent = {
     'status_code': [204]
 }
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 4ea0702..7d871cb 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -924,14 +924,14 @@
                default=300,
                help="Timeout for Ironic node to completely provision"),
     cfg.IntOpt('association_timeout',
-               default=10,
+               default=30,
                help="Timeout for association of Nova instance and Ironic "
                     "node"),
     cfg.IntOpt('power_timeout',
-               default=20,
+               default=60,
                help="Timeout for Ironic power transitions."),
     cfg.IntOpt('unprovision_timeout',
-               default=20,
+               default=60,
                help="Timeout for unprovisioning an Ironic node.")
 ]
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/agents_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/agents_client.py
index 98d8896..4f6602f 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/agents_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/agents_client.py
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
         """Create an agent build."""
         post_body = json.dumps({'agent': kwargs})
         resp, body = self.post('os-agents', post_body)
-        return resp, self._parse_resp(body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.create_agent, resp, body)
+        return resp, body['agent']
 
     def delete_agent(self, agent_id):
         """Delete an existing agent build."""
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/agents_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/agents_client.py
index 48be54c..31314b7 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/agents_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/agents_client.py
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
         """Create an agent build."""
         post_body = json.dumps({'agent': kwargs})
         resp, body = self.post('os-agents', post_body)
-        return resp, self._parse_resp(body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.create_agent, resp, body)
+        return resp, body['agent']
 
     def delete_agent(self, agent_id):
         """Delete an existing agent build."""