diff --git a/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes_test.go b/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes_test.go
index 0d0b638..3801f16 100644
--- a/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 	var cvt *volumeTypes.VolumeType
 	for i := 0; i < numVolTypes; i++ {
 		cvt, err = volumeTypes.Create(client, volumeTypes.CreateOpts{
-			ExtraSpecs: map[string]string{
+			ExtraSpecs: map[string]interface{}{
 				"capabilities": "gpu",
+				"priority":     3,
 			},
 			Name: "gophercloud-test-volumeType-" + strconv.Itoa(i),
 		})
@@ -38,7 +39,19 @@
 				return
 			}
 		}()
-		t.Logf("created volume type: %+v\n", cvt)
+		t.Logf("Created volume type: %+v\n", cvt)
 	}
 
+	gr, err := volumeTypes.Get(client, cvt.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	v, err := volumeTypes.ExtractVolumeType(gr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	t.Logf("Got volume type: %+v\n", v)
+
 }
diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes/requests.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes/requests.go
index 9ce60a3..326ea78 100644
--- a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes/requests.go
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 package volumeTypes
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/racker/perigee"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/utils"
 )
 
 type CreateOpts struct {
-	ExtraSpecs map[string]string
+	ExtraSpecs map[string]interface{}
 	Name       string
 }
 
 func Create(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts CreateOpts) (*VolumeType, error) {
 	type volumeType struct {
-		ExtraSpecs map[string]string `json:"extra_specs,omitempty"`
-		Name       *string           `json:"name,omitempty"`
+		ExtraSpecs map[string]interface{} `json:"extra_specs,omitempty"`
+		Name       *string                `json:"name,omitempty"`
 	}
 
 	type request struct {
@@ -45,9 +44,6 @@
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("req: %+v\n", reqBody)
-	fmt.Printf("res: %+v\n", respBody)
-
 	return &respBody.VolumeType, nil
 
 }
@@ -59,3 +55,12 @@
 	})
 	return err
 }
+
+func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) (GetResult, error) {
+	var gr GetResult
+	_, err := perigee.Request("GET", volumeTypeURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
+		Results:     &gr,
+		MoreHeaders: client.Provider.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+	})
+	return gr, err
+}
diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes/results.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes/results.go
index 36de240..cf2356f 100644
--- a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes/results.go
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumeTypes/results.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package volumeTypes
 
 import (
-//"fmt"
+	"fmt"
 
-//"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
+	//"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 
-//"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 )
 
 type VolumeType struct {
@@ -13,3 +13,16 @@
 	ID         string                 `json:"id" mapstructure:"id"`
 	Name       string                 `json:"name" mapstructure:"name"`
 }
+
+type GetResult map[string]interface{}
+
+func ExtractVolumeType(gr GetResult) (*VolumeType, error) {
+	var response struct {
+		VolumeType *VolumeType `mapstructure:"volume_type"`
+	}
+	err := mapstructure.Decode(gr, &response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("volumeTypes: Error decoding volumeTypes.GetResult: %v", err)
+	}
+	return response.VolumeType, nil
+}