diff --git a/release-tools/build.make b/release-tools/build.make
index 516dc12d7..ca2be670a 100644
--- a/release-tools/build.make
+++ b/release-tools/build.make
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 # This is the default. It can be overridden in the main Makefile after
 # including build.make.
-REGISTRY_NAME=quay.io/k8scsi
+REGISTRY_NAME?=quay.io/k8scsi
 
 # Can be set to -mod=vendor to ensure that the "vendor" directory is used.
 GOFLAGS_VENDOR=
diff --git a/release-tools/cloudbuild.yaml b/release-tools/cloudbuild.yaml
index 8f678924e..7f0a4341c 100644
--- a/release-tools/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/release-tools/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 # To promote release images, see https://github.com/kubernetes/k8s.io/tree/master/k8s.gcr.io/images/k8s-staging-sig-storage.
 
 # This must be specified in seconds. If omitted, defaults to 600s (10 mins).
-timeout: 1800s
+# Building three images in external-snapshotter takes roughly half an hour,
+# sometimes more.
+timeout: 3600s
 # This prevents errors if you don't use both _GIT_TAG and _PULL_BASE_REF,
 # or any new substitutions added in the future.
 options:
diff --git a/release-tools/prow.sh b/release-tools/prow.sh
index 44511fb23..a70acbd7a 100755
--- a/release-tools/prow.sh
+++ b/release-tools/prow.sh
@@ -796,16 +796,17 @@ install_snapshot_controller() {
 	  echo "kubectl apply -f ${SNAPSHOT_CONTROLLER_YAML}(modified)"
       done
   else
-      echo "kubectl apply -f ${CONTROLLER_DIR}/deploy/kubernetes/snapshot-controller/setup-snapshot-controller.yaml"
-      kubectl apply -f "${CONTROLLER_DIR}/deploy/kubernetes/snapshot-controller/setup-snapshot-controller.yaml"
+      echo "kubectl apply -f $SNAPSHOT_CONTROLLER_YAML"
+      kubectl apply -f "$SNAPSHOT_CONTROLLER_YAML"
   fi
 
   cnt=0
-  expected_running_pods=$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/"${CSI_SNAPSHOTTER_VERSION}"/deploy/kubernetes/snapshot-controller/setup-snapshot-controller.yaml | grep replicas | cut -d ':' -f 2-)
-  while [ "$(kubectl get pods -l app=snapshot-controller | grep 'Running' -c)" -lt "$expected_running_pods" ]; do
+  expected_running_pods=$(kubectl apply --dry-run=client -o "jsonpath={.spec.replicas}" -f "$SNAPSHOT_CONTROLLER_YAML")
+  expected_namespace=$(kubectl apply --dry-run=client -o "jsonpath={.metadata.namespace}" -f "$SNAPSHOT_CONTROLLER_YAML")
+  while [ "$(kubectl get pods -n "$expected_namespace" -l app=snapshot-controller | grep 'Running' -c)" -lt "$expected_running_pods" ]; do
     if [ $cnt -gt 30 ]; then
         echo "snapshot-controller pod status:"
-        kubectl describe pods -l app=snapshot-controller
+        kubectl describe pods -n "$expected_namespace" -l app=snapshot-controller
         echo >&2 "ERROR: snapshot controller not ready after over 5 min"
         exit 1
     fi