diff --git a/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage_test.go b/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage_test.go
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+// +build acceptance
+
+package openstack
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	blockstorage "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/blockstorage/v1"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/identity"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/utils"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func getClient() (*blockstorage.Client, error) {
+	ao, err := utils.AuthOptions()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	r, err := identity.Authenticate(ao)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	sc, err := identity.GetServiceCatalog(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	ces, err := sc.CatalogEntries()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var eps []identity.Endpoint
+	for _, ce := range ces {
+		if ce.Type == "volume" {
+			eps = ce.Endpoints
+		}
+	}
+
+	region := os.Getenv("OS_REGION_NAME")
+	rep := ""
+	for _, ep := range eps {
+		if ep.Region == region {
+			rep = ep.PublicURL
+		}
+	}
+
+	client := blockstorage.NewClient(rep, r, ao)
+
+	return client, nil
+
+}
+
+func TestVolumes(t *testing.T) {
+	client, err := getClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	v, err := volumes.Create(client, volumes.CreateOpts{
+		Size: 1,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+}