diff --git a/kingbird/tests/tempest/gate_hook.sh b/kingbird/tests/tempest/gate_hook.sh
index 7696623..6d7e4ed 100755
--- a/kingbird/tests/tempest/gate_hook.sh
+++ b/kingbird/tests/tempest/gate_hook.sh
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ function _setup_kingbird_multinode {
     export DEVSTACK_LOCAL_CONFIG="enable_plugin kingbird https://git.openstack.org/openstack/kingbird"
     export DEVSTACK_LOCAL_CONFIG+=$'\n'"Q_ENABLE_KINGBIRD=True"
     export DEVSTACK_LOCAL_CONFIG+=$'\n'"enable_service kb-api"
-    export DEVSTACK_LOCAL_CONFIG+=$'\n'"enable_service kb-api"
+    export DEVSTACK_LOCAL_CONFIG+=$'\n'"enable_service kb-engine"
     export DEVSTACK_LOCAL_CONFIG+=$'\n'"REGION_NAME=RegionOne"
     export DEVSTACK_LOCAL_CONFIG+=$'\n'"HOST_IP=$PRIMARY_NODE_IP"
+    export DEVSTACK_LOCAL_CONFIG+=$'\n'"NEUTRON_CREATE_INITIAL_NETWORKS=False"
 
     export DEVSTACK_SUBNODE_CONFIG="REGION_NAME=RegionTwo"
     export DEVSTACK_SUBNODE_CONFIG+=$'\n'"HOST_IP=$SUBNODE_IP"
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ function _setup_kingbird_multinode {
     export DEVSTACK_SUBNODE_CONFIG+=$'\n'"KEYSTONE_SERVICE_HOST=$PRIMARY_NODE_IP"
     export DEVSTACK_SUBNODE_CONFIG+=$'\n'"KEYSTONE_AUTH_HOST=$PRIMARY_NODE_IP"
 
+    export DEVSTACK_SUBNODE_CONFIG+=$'\n'"NEUTRON_CREATE_INITIAL_NETWORKS=False"
     export DEVSTACK_SUBNODE_CONFIG+=$'\n'"SERVICE_HOST=$SUBNODE_IP"
     export DEVSTACK_SUBNODE_CONFIG+=$'\n'"RABBIT_HOST=$SUBNODE_IP"
     export DEVSTACK_SUBNODE_CONFIG+=$'\n'"QPID_HOST=$SUBNODE_IP"
diff --git a/kingbird/tests/tempest/post_test_hook.sh b/kingbird/tests/tempest/post_test_hook.sh
index a8c69db..7f29d7e 100755
--- a/kingbird/tests/tempest/post_test_hook.sh
+++ b/kingbird/tests/tempest/post_test_hook.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,15 @@ iniset $TEMPEST_CONF validation connect_method fixed
 cd $TEMPEST_DIR
 
 # ping kingbird api
-curl http://$PRIMARY_NODE_IP:8118
+
+if curl -s --head  --request GET http://$PRIMARY_NODE_IP:8118 | grep "200 OK" > /dev/null; then 
+   echo "kb-api is UP"
+else
+   echo "kb-api is DOWN"
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "start Kingbird multi-region test..."
 
 # specify what kingbird test cases to be tested in TESTCASES environment
 # variables, then uncomment the follow line