diff --git a/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/database_test.go b/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/database_test.go
index cecd9c9..2fd3175 100644
--- a/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/database_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/database_test.go
@@ -3,28 +3,20 @@
 package v1
 
 import (
-	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/acceptance/tools"
 	db "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/db/v1/databases"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 )
 
 func (c context) createDBs() {
-	dbs := []string{
-		tools.RandomString("db_", 5),
-		tools.RandomString("db_", 5),
-		tools.RandomString("db_", 5),
-	}
-
 	opts := db.BatchCreateOpts{
-		db.CreateOpts{Name: dbs[0]},
-		db.CreateOpts{Name: dbs[1]},
-		db.CreateOpts{Name: dbs[2]},
+		db.CreateOpts{Name: "db1"},
+		db.CreateOpts{Name: "db2"},
+		db.CreateOpts{Name: "db3"},
 	}
 
 	err := db.Create(c.client, c.instanceID, opts).ExtractErr()
 	c.AssertNoErr(err)
-	c.Logf("Created three databases on instance %s: %s, %s, %s", c.instanceID, dbs[0], dbs[1], dbs[2])
-	c.DBIDs = dbs
+	c.Logf("Created three databases on instance %s: db1, db2, db3", c.instanceID)
 }
 
 func (c context) listDBs() {
@@ -45,7 +37,7 @@
 }
 
 func (c context) deleteDBs() {
-	for _, id := range c.DBIDs {
+	for _, id := range []string{"db1", "db2", "db3"} {
 		err := db.Delete(c.client, c.instanceID, id).ExtractErr()
 		c.AssertNoErr(err)
 		c.Logf("Deleted DB %s", id)
diff --git a/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/instance_test.go b/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/instance_test.go
index 184f0f6..253044c 100644
--- a/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/instance_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/instance_test.go
@@ -22,17 +22,15 @@
 	c.getFlavor()
 
 	// INSTANCE tests
-	//c.createInstance()
-	c.instanceID = "dbf901f4-fe23-48b7-8c1d-ee60ec85a660"
-
+	c.createInstance()
 	c.listInstances()
 	c.getInstance()
 	c.isRootEnabled()
 	c.enableRootUser()
 	c.isRootEnabled()
 	c.restartInstance()
-	c.resizeInstance()
-	c.resizeVol()
+	//c.resizeInstance()
+	//c.resizeVol()
 
 	// DATABASE tests
 	c.createDBs()
@@ -54,8 +52,8 @@
 	}
 
 	opts := instances.CreateOpts{
-		FlavorRef: "1",
-		Size:      1,
+		FlavorRef: "2",
+		Size:      5,
 		Name:      tools.RandomString("gopher_db", 5),
 		Datastore: &instances.DatastoreOpts{Type: os.Getenv(envDSType)},
 	}
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@
 
 func (c context) resizeInstance() {
 	id := c.instanceID
-	err := instances.ResizeInstance(c.client, id, "2").ExtractErr()
+	err := instances.ResizeInstance(c.client, id, "3").ExtractErr()
 	c.AssertNoErr(err)
 	c.Logf("Resizing %s. Waiting...", id)
 	c.WaitUntilActive(id)
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@
 
 func (c context) resizeVol() {
 	id := c.instanceID
-	err := instances.ResizeVolume(c.client, id, 2).ExtractErr()
+	err := instances.ResizeVolume(c.client, id, 4).ExtractErr()
 	c.AssertNoErr(err)
 	c.Logf("Resizing volume of %s. Waiting...", id)
 	c.WaitUntilActive(id)
diff --git a/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/user_test.go b/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/user_test.go
index b731469..25a4794 100644
--- a/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/user_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/openstack/db/v1/user_test.go
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 		tools.RandomString("user_", 5),
 	}
 
-	db1 := db.CreateOpts{Name: c.DBIDs[0]}
-	db2 := db.CreateOpts{Name: c.DBIDs[1]}
-	db3 := db.CreateOpts{Name: c.DBIDs[2]}
+	db1 := db.CreateOpts{Name: "db1"}
+	db2 := db.CreateOpts{Name: "db2"}
+	db3 := db.CreateOpts{Name: "db3"}
 
 	opts := u.BatchCreateOpts{
 		u.CreateOpts{