diff --git a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py
index f91e27b..4a141ab 100644
--- a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@
                   'imageRef': imageRef,
                   'volume_type': volume_type,
                   'size': size}
+        if CONF.compute.compute_volume_common_az:
+            kwargs.setdefault('availability_zone',
+                              CONF.compute.compute_volume_common_az)
         volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(**kwargs)['volume']
 
         self.addCleanup(self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion,
diff --git a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_volume_encryption.py b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_volume_encryption.py
index c7038c2..f9191bf 100644
--- a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_volume_encryption.py
+++ b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_volume_encryption.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+import testtools
+
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from tempest.common import utils
 from tempest import config
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@
                                               volume_type='luks')
         self.attach_detach_volume(server, volume, keypair)
 
+    @testtools.skipIf(CONF.volume.storage_protocol == 'ceph',
+                      'PLAIN encryptor provider is not supported on rbd')
     @decorators.idempotent_id('cbc752ed-b716-4727-910f-956ccf965723')
     @utils.services('compute', 'volume', 'image')
     def test_encrypted_cinder_volumes_cryptsetup(self):