diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/clients.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/clients.py
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+# Copyright 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+from tempest import clients
+from tempest import config
+
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json.zones_client import \
+    ZonesClient
+
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class Manager(clients.Manager):
+    def __init__(self, credentials=None, service=None):
+        super(Manager, self).__init__(credentials, service)
+
+        params = {
+            'service': CONF.dns.catalog_type,
+            'region': CONF.identity.region,
+            'endpoint_type': CONF.dns.endpoint_type,
+            'build_interval': CONF.dns.build_interval,
+            'build_timeout': CONF.dns.build_timeout
+        }
+        params.update(self.default_params)
+
+        self.zones_client = ZonesClient(self.auth_provider, **params)