diff --git a/gating/scripts/test_octavia.yml b/gating/scripts/test_octavia.yml
index 467fec0df..d1d72ca92 100644
--- a/gating/scripts/test_octavia.yml
+++ b/gating/scripts/test_octavia.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       register: lb_active
       until: lb_active.stdout == "ACTIVE"
       retries: 50
-      delay: 10
+      delay: 20
     - name: Create a listener
       shell: >
        openstack loadbalancer listener create --protocol HTTP --protocol-port 80 --name listener test-lb
diff --git a/playbooks/rpc-octavia-install-amp-image.yml b/playbooks/rpc-octavia-install-amp-image.yml
index 7dc4def2c..4b94ab258 100644
--- a/playbooks/rpc-octavia-install-amp-image.yml
+++ b/playbooks/rpc-octavia-install-amp-image.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
     - download_artefact|bool == true
   delegate_to: "{{ groups['utility_all'][0] }}"
 
+- name: Copy files to utility
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ octavia_amp_src_image_path }}"
+    dest: "{{ octavia_amp_image_path }}"
+  when:
+    - download_artefact|bool == false
+  delegate_to: "{{ groups['utility_all'][0] }}"
+
 - name: Compute md5
   stat:
     path: "{{ octavia_amp_image_path }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/vars/main.yml b/playbooks/vars/main.yml
index 97a91b814..101db5141 100644
--- a/playbooks/vars/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/vars/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ generate_client_cert: True # generate self signed client certs
 download_artefact: True
 octavia_artefact_url: http://rpc-repo.rackspace.com//images/amphora/r14.3.0/amphora-x64-haproxy.qcow2
 octavia_amp_image_path: /root/amphora-x64-haproxy-r14.3.0.qcow2
+# copy from here if not downloaded
+octavia_amp_src_image_path: "/opt/{{ lookup('env','MK8S_BUNDLER_PATH') }}/mk8s-bundle/amphora/amphora-x64-haproxy-r14.3.0.qcow2"
 octavia_amp_artefact_version: r14.3.0
 
 octavia_ca_private_key: "{{ cert_dir }}/private/cakey.pem"
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ octavia_num_security_group_rules: 100
 # network
 setup_network: True
 configure_network: True
-vlan_id: 111
+vlan_id: "{{ lookup('env','VLAN_ID')|default('111') }}"
 br_lbaas_prefix: 10.0.252 #first three number blocks