diff --git a/gns3server/controller/compute.py b/gns3server/controller/compute.py
index 06ae501c..cb0d9947 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/compute.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/compute.py
@@ -424,12 +424,24 @@ class Compute:
                 if hasattr(data, '__json__'):
                     data = json.dumps(data.__json__())
                 # Stream the request
-                elif isinstance(data, aiohttp.streams.StreamReader) or isinstance(data, io.BufferedIOBase) or isinstance(data, bytes):
+                elif isinstance(data, aiohttp.streams.StreamReader) or isinstance(data, bytes):
                     chunked = True
                     headers['content-type'] = 'application/octet-stream'
+                # If the data is an open file we will iterate on it
+                elif isinstance(data, io.BufferedIOBase):
+                    chunked = True
+                    headers['content-type'] = 'application/octet-stream'
+
+                    def send_data(f):
+                        while True:
+                            chunk = f.read(1024)
+                            if not chunk:
+                                break
+                            yield chunk
+
+                    data = send_data(data)
                 else:
                     data = json.dumps(data)
-
         response = yield from self._session().request(method, url, headers=headers, data=data, auth=self._auth, chunked=chunked)
         body = yield from response.read()
         if body and not raw:
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/node.py b/gns3server/controller/node.py
index ba51394a..d61cbde9 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/node.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/node.py
@@ -273,9 +273,9 @@ class Node:
         data = self._node_data()
         data["node_id"] = self._id
         if self._node_type == "docker":
-            timeout = 60
-        else:
             timeout = None
+        else:
+            timeout = 120
         trial = 0
         while trial != 6:
             try:
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_node.py b/tests/controller/test_node.py
index 6edb8fdb..89f117f9 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_node.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_node.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def test_create(node, compute, project, async_run):
         "startup_script": "echo test",
         "name": "demo"
     }
-    compute.post.assert_called_with("/projects/{}/vpcs/nodes".format(node.project.id), data=data)
+    compute.post.assert_called_with("/projects/{}/vpcs/nodes".format(node.project.id), data=data, timeout=120)
     assert node._console == 2048
     assert node._properties == {"startup_script": "echo test"}
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def test_create_without_console(node, compute, project, async_run):
         "startup_script": "echo test",
         "name": "demo"
     }
-    compute.post.assert_called_with("/projects/{}/vpcs/nodes".format(node.project.id), data=data)
+    compute.post.assert_called_with("/projects/{}/vpcs/nodes".format(node.project.id), data=data, timeout=120)
     assert node._console == 2048
     assert node._properties == {"test_value": "success", "startup_script": "echo test"}
 
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_project.py b/tests/controller/test_project.py
index 46bcd6e4..4024e944 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_project.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ def test_init_path(tmpdir):
     p = Project(path=str(tmpdir), project_id=str(uuid4()), name="Test")
     assert p.path == str(tmpdir)
 
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform.startswith("win"), reason="Not supported on Windows")
 def test_changing_path_with_quote_not_allowed(tmpdir):
     with pytest.raises(aiohttp.web.HTTPForbidden):
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ def test_add_node_local(async_run, controller):
     compute.post.assert_any_call('/projects/{}/vpcs/nodes'.format(project.id),
                                  data={'node_id': node.id,
                                        'startup_config': 'test.cfg',
-                                       'name': 'test'})
+                                       'name': 'test'},
+                                 timeout=120)
     assert compute in project._project_created_on_compute
     controller.notification.emit.assert_any_call("node.created", node.__json__())
 
@@ -174,7 +176,8 @@ def test_add_node_non_local(async_run, controller):
     compute.post.assert_any_call('/projects/{}/vpcs/nodes'.format(project.id),
                                  data={'node_id': node.id,
                                        'startup_config': 'test.cfg',
-                                       'name': 'test'})
+                                       'name': 'test'},
+                                 timeout=120)
     assert compute in project._project_created_on_compute
     controller.notification.emit.assert_any_call("node.created", node.__json__())