diff --git a/cinder/tests/test_emc_smis.py b/cinder/tests/test_emc_smis.py
index 7e5a7ccc24d..aa4372b6dd8 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/test_emc_smis.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/test_emc_smis.py
@@ -947,6 +947,11 @@ class EMCSMISISCSIDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
         emc.appendChild(ecompassword)
         ecompassword.appendChild(ecompasswordtext)
 
+        timeout = doc.createElement("Timeout")
+        timeouttext = doc.createTextNode("0")
+        emc.appendChild(timeout)
+        timeout.appendChild(timeouttext)
+
         self.config_file_path = self.tempdir + '/' + self.data.config_file_name
         f = open(self.config_file_path, 'w')
         doc.writexml(f)
@@ -1149,6 +1154,11 @@ class EMCSMISFCDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
         emc.appendChild(ecompassword)
         ecompassword.appendChild(ecompasswordtext)
 
+        timeout = doc.createElement("Timeout")
+        timeouttext = doc.createTextNode("0")
+        emc.appendChild(timeout)
+        timeout.appendChild(timeouttext)
+
         self.config_file_path = self.tempdir + '/' + self.data.config_file_name
         f = open(self.config_file_path, 'w')
         doc.writexml(f)