diff --git a/fuel_health/nmanager.py b/fuel_health/nmanager.py
index d4d86c3a..bbe73d0e 100644
--- a/fuel_health/nmanager.py
+++ b/fuel_health/nmanager.py
@@ -540,7 +540,8 @@ class NovaNetworkScenarioTest(OfficialClientTest):
 
     def _ping_ip_address(self, ip_address, timeout, retries):
         def ping():
-            cmd = "ping -q -c3 -w10 %s" % ip_address
+            cmd = "ping -q -c3 -w3 %s | grep 'received' |" \
+                  " grep -v '0 packets received'" % ip_address
 
             if self.host:
                 try:
@@ -581,7 +582,8 @@ class NovaNetworkScenarioTest(OfficialClientTest):
             except Exception as exc:
                 LOG.debug(traceback.format_exc())
 
-            command = "ping -q -c3 -w10 8.8.8.8"
+            command = "ping -q -c3 -w3 8.8.8.8 | grep 'received' |" \
+                      " grep -v '0 packets received'"
 
             return self.retry_command(retries[0], retries[1],
                                       ssh.exec_command_on_vm,
diff --git a/fuel_health/tests/sanity/test_sanity_infrastructure.py b/fuel_health/tests/sanity/test_sanity_infrastructure.py
index 917d6aaf..3859a41d 100644
--- a/fuel_health/tests/sanity/test_sanity_infrastructure.py
+++ b/fuel_health/tests/sanity/test_sanity_infrastructure.py
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ class SanityInfrastructureTest(nmanager.SanityChecksTest):
         if not self.computes:
             self.fail('There are no compute nodes')
 
-        cmd = "ping -q -c3 -w10 8.8.8.8"
+        cmd = "ping -q -c3 -w3 8.8.8.8 | grep 'received' |" \
+              " grep -v '0 received'"
 
         ssh_client = SSHClient(self.computes[0],
                                self.usr,
diff --git a/fuel_health/tests/smoke/test_nova_create_instance_with_connectivity.py b/fuel_health/tests/smoke/test_nova_create_instance_with_connectivity.py
index de7dd757..67787849 100644
--- a/fuel_health/tests/smoke/test_nova_create_instance_with_connectivity.py
+++ b/fuel_health/tests/smoke/test_nova_create_instance_with_connectivity.py
@@ -224,16 +224,16 @@ class TestNovaNetwork(nmanager.NovaNetworkScenarioTest):
         LOG.info('is address is  {0}'.format(ip_address))
         LOG.debug(ip_address)
 
-        self.verify(400, self._check_vm_connectivity, 5,
+        self.verify(250, self._check_vm_connectivity, 5,
                     "VM connectivity doesn`t function properly.",
                     'VM connectivity checking', ip_address,
-                    30, (6, 60))
+                    30, (6, 30))
 
-        self.verify(400, self._check_connectivity_from_vm,
+        self.verify(250, self._check_connectivity_from_vm,
                     6, ("Connectivity to 8.8.8.8 from the VM doesn`t "
                     "function properly."),
                     'public connectivity checking from VM', ip_address,
-                    30, (6, 60))
+                    30, (6, 30))
 
         self.verify(10, self.compute_client.servers.remove_floating_ip,
                     7, "Floating IP cannot be removed.",