diff --git a/tests/rackspace/helper.rb b/tests/rackspace/helper.rb
index 347fe0af5..92d68d8a5 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/helper.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/helper.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,25 @@ module Shindo
     def rackspace_test_flavor_id(service)
       @flavor_id ||= Fog.credentials[:rackspace_flavor_id] || service.flavors.first.id
     end
+  end
 
-  end  
+  # After a server has been successfully deleted they are still being reported as attached to a cloud network
+  # causing delete calls to fail. This method attempts to address that.
+  def delete_test_network(network)
+    return false if Fog.mocking? || network.nil?
+    attempt = 0
+    begin
+      network.destroy
+    rescue Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2::ServiceError => e
+      if attempt == 3
+        puts "Unable to delete #{network.label}"
+        return false
+      end
+      Fog.warning "Network #{network.label} Delete Fail Attempt #{attempt}- #{e.inspect}"
+      attempt += 1
+      sleep 60
+      retry
+    end
+    return true
+  end
 end
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/models/compute_v2/server_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/models/compute_v2/server_tests.rb
index 63e15e29e..4be534ed5 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/models/compute_v2/server_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/models/compute_v2/server_tests.rb
@@ -190,11 +190,7 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2 | server', ['rackspace']) do
    end
 
    wait_for_server_deletion(@instance)
-   sleep 60 unless Fog.mocking?
-
-   tests("delete network #{@network.label}").succeeds do
-     @network.destroy if @network
-   end
+   delete_test_network(@network)
 
   #When after testing resize/resize_confirm we get a 409 when we try to resize_revert so I am going to split it into two blocks
   model_tests(service.servers, options, true) do
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/requests/compute_v2/server_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/requests/compute_v2/server_tests.rb
index 64049a2ae..284ed8ce1 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/requests/compute_v2/server_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/requests/compute_v2/server_tests.rb
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Compute::RackspaceV2 | server_tests', ['rackspace']) do
     wait_for_server_state(service, server_id, 'ACTIVE', 'ERROR')
 
     tests('#resize_server').succeeds do
-      resize_flavor_id = flavor_id
+      resize_flavor_id = Fog.mocking? ? flavor_id : service.flavors[1].id
       service.resize_server(server_id, resize_flavor_id)
     end
     wait_for_server_state(service, server_id, 'VERIFY_RESIZE', 'ACTIVE')