diff --git a/barbican_tempest_plugin/services/key_manager/json/secret_stores_client.py b/barbican_tempest_plugin/services/key_manager/json/secret_stores_client.py
index cb5fd5e..6d3094c 100644
--- a/barbican_tempest_plugin/services/key_manager/json/secret_stores_client.py
+++ b/barbican_tempest_plugin/services/key_manager/json/secret_stores_client.py
@@ -49,12 +49,10 @@
 
     def set_preferred_secret_store(self, secret_store_id):
         uri = '/v1/secret-stores/{}/preferred'.format(secret_store_id)
-        resp, body = self.post(uri)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        return json.loads(body.decode('UTF-8'))
+        resp, body = self.post(uri, None)
+        self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
 
     def unset_preferred_secret_store(self, secret_store_id):
         uri = '/v1/secret-stores/{}/preferred'.format(secret_store_id)
         resp, body = self.delete(uri)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        return json.loads(body.decode('UTF-8'))
+        self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
diff --git a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/rbac/v1/test_secret_stores.py b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/rbac/v1/test_secret_stores.py
index 6f0a00d..2e637d8 100644
--- a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/rbac/v1/test_secret_stores.py
+++ b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/rbac/v1/test_secret_stores.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
         We need to set up the devstack plugin to use multiple backends
         so we can run these tests.
         """
+        super().skip_checks()
         if not CONF.barbican_tempest.enable_multiple_secret_stores:
             raise cls.skipException("enable_multiple_secret_stores is not "
                                     "configured.  Skipping RBAC tests.")
@@ -125,6 +126,18 @@
         self.assertTrue(resp['global_default'])
 
     def test_get_preferred_secret_store(self):
+        # First use project admin to set preferred secret store
+        resp = self.do_request('list_secret_stores')
+        secret_store_id = self.ref_to_uuid(
+            resp['secret_stores'][0]['secret_store_ref']
+        )
+        admin_client = self.os_project_admin.secret_v1.SecretStoresClient()
+        self.do_request('set_preferred_secret_store',
+                        client=admin_client,
+                        secret_store_id=secret_store_id)
+
+        # Check that other users in project can view the newly set
+        # preferred secret store
         resp = self.do_request('get_preferred_secret_store')
         self.assertEqual('ACTIVE', resp['status'])
 
@@ -142,7 +155,7 @@
         secret_store_id = self.ref_to_uuid(
             resp['secret_stores'][0]['secret_store_ref']
         )
-        self.do_request('unset_peferred_secret_store',
+        self.do_request('unset_preferred_secret_store',
                         expected_status=exceptions.Forbidden,
                         secret_store_id=secret_store_id)
 
@@ -172,11 +185,10 @@
         )
         self.do_request('set_preferred_secret_store',
                         secret_store_id=secret_store_id)
-        self.do_request('unset_peferred_secret_store',
+        self.do_request('unset_preferred_secret_store',
                         secret_store_id=secret_store_id)
-        resp = self.do_request('get_preferred_secret_store')
-        self.assertEqual(secret_store_id,
-                         self.ref_to_uuid(resp['secret_store_ref']))
+        self.do_request('get_preferred_secret_store',
+                        expected_status=exceptions.NotFound)
 
 
 class ProjectReaderTests(ProjectMemberTests):