diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_transfer_accepts.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_transfer_accepts.py
index 53147a8..7cfc4a9 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_transfer_accepts.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_transfer_accepts.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('1c6baf97-a83e-4d2e-a5d8-9d37fb7808f3')
     def test_create_transfer_accept(self):
         LOG.info('Create a zone')
-        _, zone = self.prm_zone_client.create_zone()
+        _, zone = self.prm_zone_client.create_zone(wait_until='ACTIVE')
         self.addCleanup(
             self.wait_zone_delete, self.admin_zone_client, zone['id'],
             headers={'x-auth-all-projects': True},
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@
         LOG.info('Create a zone transfer_request')
         _, transfer_request = self.prm_request_client.create_transfer_request(
             zone['id'])
-        self.addCleanup(self.prm_request_client.delete_transfer_request,
-                        transfer_request['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(
+            self.transfer_request_delete,
+            self.prm_request_client,
+            transfer_request['id']
+        )
 
         data = {
                  "key": transfer_request['key'],
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('37c6afbb-3ea3-4fd8-94ea-a426244f019a')
     def test_show_transfer_accept(self):
         LOG.info('Create a zone')
-        _, zone = self.prm_zone_client.create_zone()
+        _, zone = self.prm_zone_client.create_zone(wait_until='ACTIVE')
         self.addCleanup(
             self.wait_zone_delete, self.admin_zone_client, zone['id'],
             headers={'x-auth-all-projects': True},
@@ -92,8 +95,11 @@
         LOG.info('Create a zone transfer_request')
         _, transfer_request = self.prm_request_client.create_transfer_request(
                                   zone['id'])
-        self.addCleanup(self.prm_request_client.delete_transfer_request,
-                        transfer_request['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(
+            self.transfer_request_delete,
+            self.prm_request_client,
+            transfer_request['id']
+        )
 
         data = {
             "key": transfer_request['key'],
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@
     def test_ownership_transferred_zone(self):
 
         LOG.info('Create a Primary zone')
-        zone = self.prm_zone_client.create_zone()[1]
+        zone = self.prm_zone_client.create_zone(wait_until='ACTIVE')[1]
         self.addCleanup(
             self.wait_zone_delete, self.admin_zone_client, zone['id'],
             headers={'x-auth-all-projects': True},
@@ -125,8 +131,11 @@
         LOG.info('Create a Primary zone transfer_request')
         transfer_request = self.prm_request_client.create_transfer_request(
             zone['id'])[1]
-        self.addCleanup(self.prm_request_client.delete_transfer_request,
-                        transfer_request['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(
+            self.transfer_request_delete,
+            self.prm_request_client,
+            transfer_request['id']
+        )
 
         data = {
             "key": transfer_request['key'],
@@ -158,7 +167,7 @@
         for _ in range(number_of_zones_to_transfer):
 
             LOG.info('Create a Primary zone')
-            zone = self.prm_zone_client.create_zone()[1]
+            zone = self.prm_zone_client.create_zone(wait_until='ACTIVE')[1]
             self.addCleanup(
                 self.wait_zone_delete, self.admin_zone_client, zone['id'],
                 headers={'x-auth-all-projects': True},
@@ -167,8 +176,11 @@
             LOG.info('Create a Primary zone transfer_request')
             transfer_request = self.prm_request_client.create_transfer_request(
                 zone['id'])[1]
-            self.addCleanup(self.prm_request_client.delete_transfer_request,
-                            transfer_request['id'])
+            self.addCleanup(
+                self.transfer_request_delete,
+                self.prm_request_client,
+                transfer_request['id']
+            )
 
             data = {
                 "key": transfer_request['key'],
@@ -232,7 +244,7 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('b6ac770e-a1d3-11eb-b534-74e5f9e2a801')
     def test_show_transfer_accept_impersonate_another_project(self):
         LOG.info('Create a zone as primary tenant')
-        zone = self.prm_zone_client.create_zone()[1]
+        zone = self.prm_zone_client.create_zone(wait_until='ACTIVE')[1]
 
         # In case when something goes wrong with the test and E2E
         # scenario fails for some reason, we'll use Admin tenant
@@ -249,8 +261,11 @@
         LOG.info('Create a zone transfer_request as primary tenant')
         transfer_request = self.prm_request_client.create_transfer_request(
                                   zone['id'])[1]
-        self.addCleanup(self.prm_request_client.delete_transfer_request,
-                        transfer_request['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(
+            self.transfer_request_delete,
+            self.prm_request_client,
+            transfer_request['id']
+        )
         data = {
             "key": transfer_request['key'],
             "zone_transfer_request_id": transfer_request['id']
@@ -297,12 +312,17 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('324a3e80-a1cc-11eb-b534-74e5f9e2a801')
     def test_create_transfer_accept_using_invalid_key(self):
         LOG.info('Create a zone')
-        zone = self.zone_client.create_zone()[1]
+        zone = self.zone_client.create_zone(wait_until='ACTIVE')[1]
         self.addCleanup(self.wait_zone_delete, self.zone_client, zone['id'])
 
         LOG.info('Create a zone transfer_request')
         transfer_request = self.request_client.create_transfer_request(
                                   zone['id'])[1]
+        self.addCleanup(
+            self.transfer_request_delete,
+            self.request_client,
+            transfer_request['id']
+        )
 
         data = {"key": data_utils.rand_password(len(transfer_request['key'])),
                 "zone_transfer_request_id": transfer_request['id']}
@@ -315,12 +335,17 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('23afb948-a1ce-11eb-b534-74e5f9e2a801')
     def test_create_transfer_accept_using_deleted_transfer_request_id(self):
         LOG.info('Create a zone')
-        zone = self.zone_client.create_zone()[1]
+        zone = self.zone_client.create_zone(wait_until='ACTIVE')[1]
         self.addCleanup(self.wait_zone_delete, self.zone_client, zone['id'])
 
         LOG.info('Create a zone transfer_request')
         transfer_request = self.request_client.create_transfer_request(
                                   zone['id'])[1]
+        self.addCleanup(
+            self.transfer_request_delete,
+            self.request_client,
+            transfer_request['id']
+        )
 
         data = {
                  "key": transfer_request['key'],
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
index a44db45..a9a5e03 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@
         with context:
             callable_(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def transfer_request_delete(self, transfer_client, transfer_request_id):
+        return utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc(
+            transfer_client.delete_transfer_request, transfer_request_id)
+
     def wait_zone_delete(self, zone_client, zone_id, **kwargs):
         self._delete_zone(zone_client, zone_id, **kwargs)
         utils.call_until_true(self._check_zone_deleted,