diff --git a/tests/pillar/compute_cluster.sls b/tests/pillar/compute_cluster.sls
index 7c79c8a..378de4f 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/compute_cluster.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/compute_cluster.sls
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
       mount_points:
       - path: /mnt/hugepages_1GB
     disk_cachemodes: network=writeback,block=none
+    timeout_nbd: 10
     heal_instance_info_cache_interval: 60
     vncproxy_url: openstack:6080
     report_interval: 60
diff --git a/tests/pillar/compute_single.sls b/tests/pillar/compute_single.sls
index c2b740a..5677ab6 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/compute_single.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/compute_single.sls
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   compute:
     version: newton
     enabled: true
+    timeout_nbd: 10
     heal_instance_info_cache_interval: 60
     vncproxy_url: openstack:6080
     vnc_keymap: en-gb
diff --git a/tests/pillar/compute_single_config_drive_options.sls b/tests/pillar/compute_single_config_drive_options.sls
index 739f876..44c6428 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/compute_single_config_drive_options.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/compute_single_config_drive_options.sls
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   compute:
     version: queens
     enabled: true
+    timeout_nbd: 10
     heal_instance_info_cache_interval: 60
     vncproxy_url: openstack:6080
     vnc_keymap: en-gb
diff --git a/tests/pillar/control_single.sls b/tests/pillar/control_single.sls
index 9423b53..114aee8 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/control_single.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/control_single.sls
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     enabled: true
     networking: contrail
     version: queens
+    timeout_nbd: 10
+    heal_instance_info_cache_interval: 60
     security_group: false
     vncproxy_url: 127.0.0.1
     vnc_keymap: en-gb