diff --git a/etc/octavia.conf b/etc/octavia.conf
index db3b64f6a6..da7a7466fd 100644
--- a/etc/octavia.conf
+++ b/etc/octavia.conf
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 # agent_server_network_dir =
 
 # agent_server_network_file =
-# agent_request_read_timeout = 120
+# agent_request_read_timeout = 180
 
 # Amphora default UDP driver is keepalived_lvs
 #
diff --git a/octavia/amphorae/backends/agent/api_server/osutils.py b/octavia/amphorae/backends/agent/api_server/osutils.py
index ece7b3dd6e..d5746baf13 100644
--- a/octavia/amphorae/backends/agent/api_server/osutils.py
+++ b/octavia/amphorae/backends/agent/api_server/osutils.py
@@ -81,19 +81,19 @@ class BaseOS(object):
         # interfaces and scripts.
         try:
             os.makedirs('/etc/netns/' + consts.AMPHORA_NAMESPACE)
+
+            shutil.copytree(
+                network_dir,
+                '/etc/netns/{netns}/{net_dir}'.format(
+                    netns=consts.AMPHORA_NAMESPACE,
+                    net_dir=netns_network_dir),
+                symlinks=True,
+                ignore=ignore)
         except OSError as e:
             # Raise the error if it's not "File exists" otherwise pass
             if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
                 raise
 
-        shutil.copytree(
-            network_dir,
-            '/etc/netns/{netns}/{net_dir}'.format(
-                netns=consts.AMPHORA_NAMESPACE,
-                net_dir=netns_network_dir),
-            symlinks=True,
-            ignore=ignore)
-
     def write_vip_interface_file(self, interface_file_path,
                                  primary_interface, vip, ip, broadcast,
                                  netmask, gateway, mtu, vrrp_ip, vrrp_version,
diff --git a/octavia/common/config.py b/octavia/common/config.py
index 6cb0aa78eb..d24c7ad671 100644
--- a/octavia/common/config.py
+++ b/octavia/common/config.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ amphora_agent_opts = [
                help=_("The file where the network interfaces are located. "
                       "Specifying this will override any value set for "
                       "agent_server_network_dir.")),
-    cfg.IntOpt('agent_request_read_timeout', default=120,
+    cfg.IntOpt('agent_request_read_timeout', default=180,
                help=_("The time in seconds to allow a request from the "
                       "controller to run before terminating the socket.")),
     # Do not specify in octavia.conf, loaded at runtime
diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/amphorae/backends/agent/test_agent_jinja_cfg.py b/octavia/tests/unit/amphorae/backends/agent/test_agent_jinja_cfg.py
index 33d380ca29..852e9a7138 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/unit/amphorae/backends/agent/test_agent_jinja_cfg.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/amphorae/backends/agent/test_agent_jinja_cfg.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class AgentJinjaTestCase(base.TestCase):
                            '/etc/octavia/certs/server.pem\n'
                            'agent_server_network_dir = '
                            '/etc/network/interfaces.d/\n'
-                           'agent_request_read_timeout = 120\n'
+                           'agent_request_read_timeout = 180\n'
                            'amphora_id = ' + AMP_ID + '\n'
                            'amphora_udp_driver = keepalived_lvs\n\n'
                            '[controller_worker]\n'
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class AgentJinjaTestCase(base.TestCase):
                            '/etc/network/interfaces.d/\n'
                            'agent_server_network_file = '
                            '/etc/network/interfaces\n'
-                           'agent_request_read_timeout = 120\n'
+                           'agent_request_read_timeout = 180\n'
                            'amphora_id = ' + AMP_ID + '\n'
                            'amphora_udp_driver = keepalived_lvs\n\n'
                            '[controller_worker]\n'
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class AgentJinjaTestCase(base.TestCase):
                            '/etc/octavia/certs/server.pem\n'
                            'agent_server_network_dir = '
                            '/etc/network/interfaces.d/\n'
-                           'agent_request_read_timeout = 120\n'
+                           'agent_request_read_timeout = 180\n'
                            'amphora_id = ' + AMP_ID + '\n'
                            'amphora_udp_driver = new_udp_driver\n\n'
                            '[controller_worker]\n'