diff --git a/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots_test.go b/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots_test.go
index b7b1f99..1224aa9 100644
--- a/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots_test.go
@@ -1 +1,49 @@
+// +build acceptance
+
 package v1
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+	//"time"
+
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes"
+)
+
+func waitForVolume(id string) {
+
+}
+
+var numSnapshots = 1
+
+func TestSnapshots(t *testing.T) {
+	client, err := newClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create Block Storage v1 client: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cv, err := volumes.Create(client, volumes.CreateOpts{
+		Size: 1,
+		Name: "gophercloud-test-volume",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create volume: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	waitForVolume(cv.ID)
+
+	var sss []*snapshots.Snapshot
+	for i := 0; i < numSnapshots; i++ {
+		css, err := snapshots.Create(client, snapshots.CreateOpts{
+			Name:     "gophercloud-test-snapshot-" + strconv.Itoa(i),
+			VolumeID: cv.ID,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Failed to create snapshot: %v\n", err)
+		}
+		sss = append(sss, css)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("Created snapshots: %+v\n", sss)
+}
diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
index b13fa46..b60c295 100644
--- a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 func Create(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts CreateOpts) (*Snapshot, error) {
 	type snapshot struct {
 		Description *string                `json:"display_description,omitempty"`
-		Force       *bool                  `json:"force,omitempty"`
+		Force       bool                   `json:"force,omitempty"`
 		Metadata    map[string]interface{} `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 		Name        *string                `json:"display_name,omitempty"`
 		VolumeID    *string                `json:"volume_id,omitempty"`
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@
 	}
 
 	reqBody.Snapshot.Description = utils.MaybeString(opts.Description)
-	reqBody.Snapshot.Force = utils.MaybeString(opts.Force)
 	reqBody.Snapshot.Name = utils.MaybeString(opts.Name)
 	reqBody.Snapshot.VolumeID = utils.MaybeString(opts.VolumeID)
 
+	reqBody.Snapshot.Force = opts.Force
+
 	type response struct {
 		Snapshot Snapshot `json:"snapshot"`
 	}