diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6a456f9df..b7ffe6deb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ before_script:
 .ubuntu_rkt_sep_variables: &ubuntu_rkt_sep_variables
 # stage: deploy-gce-part1
   KUBE_NETWORK_PLUGIN: flannel
-  CLOUD_IMAGE: ubuntu-1604-xenial
+  CLOUD_IMAGE: ubuntu-1604-xenial-v20170811
   CLOUD_REGION: us-central1-b
   CLUSTER_MODE: separate
   ETCD_DEPLOYMENT: rkt
diff --git a/tests/testcases/030_check-network.yml b/tests/testcases/030_check-network.yml
index ee5f60785..ce0199e88 100644
--- a/tests/testcases/030_check-network.yml
+++ b/tests/testcases/030_check-network.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,18 @@
 
   - debug: msg="{{get_pods.stdout}}"
 
+  - name: Get info on all resources
+    shell: "{{bin_dir}}/kubectl get all --all-namespaces -oyaml"
+    register: get_deployments
+
+  - debug: msg="{{get_deployments.stdout}}"
+        
+   
   - name: Get pod names
     shell: "{{bin_dir}}/kubectl get pods -o json"
     register: pods
     until: '"ContainerCreating" not in pods.stdout'
-    retries: 60
+    retries: 600
     delay: 2
     no_log: true