diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
index 7cf26fb..eef2781 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import testtools
+
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common import waiters
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
-import testtools
+from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exceptions
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -51,12 +53,23 @@
         # in task_state image_snapshot
         self.addCleanup(waiters.wait_for_server_status, self.servers_client,
                         server['id'], 'ACTIVE')
-        image = self.create_image_from_server(server['id'],
-                                              wait_until='SAVING')
-        self.client.delete_image(image['id'])
-        msg = ('The image with ID {image_id} failed to be deleted'
-               .format(image_id=image['id']))
-        self.assertTrue(self.client.is_resource_deleted(image['id']), msg)
+        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap')
+        try:
+            image = self.create_image_from_server(server['id'],
+                                                  name=snapshot_name,
+                                                  wait_until='SAVING')
+            self.client.delete_image(image['id'])
+            msg = ('The image with ID {image_id} failed to be deleted'
+                   .format(image_id=image['id']))
+            self.assertTrue(self.client.is_resource_deleted(image['id']),
+                            msg)
+            self.assertEqual(snapshot_name, image['name'])
+        except lib_exceptions.TimeoutException as ex:
+            # If timeout is reached, we don't need to check state,
+            # since, it wouldn't be a 'SAVING' state atleast and apart from
+            # it, this testcase doesn't have scope for other state transition
+            # Hence, skip the test.
+            raise self.skipException("This test is skipped because " + str(ex))
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('aaacd1d0-55a2-4ce8-818a-b5439df8adc9')
     def test_create_image_from_stopped_server(self):