diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/create_load_balancer.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/create_load_balancer.rb
index 3ffbd24de..304b09aa3 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/create_load_balancer.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/create_load_balancer.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ module Fog
               'protocol' => protocol,
               'virtualIps' => virtual_ips,
               'nodes' => nodes
-              #Is algorithm allowed on create?
             }
           }
 
           data['loadBalancer']['algorithm'] = options[:algorithm] if options.has_key? :algorithm
+          data['loadBalancer']['timeout'] = options[:timeout] if options.has_key? :timeout
 
           request(
             :body     => Fog::JSON.encode(data),
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
index 3ee31266d..1397324ec 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancers/load_balancer_tests.rb
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::LoadBalancers | load_balancer', ['rackspace']) do
     tests('create(...with algorithm...)') do
       attributes = LOAD_BALANCER_ATTRIBUTES.clone
       attributes[:algorithm] = 'LEAST_CONNECTIONS'
-      attributes[:timeout] = 30
+      attributes[:timeout] = 60
       @lb = @service.load_balancers.create attributes
       returns('LEAST_CONNECTIONS') { @lb.algorithm }
-      returns(30) { @lb.timeout }
+      returns(60) { @lb.timeout }
 
       @lb.wait_for { ready? }