diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/services/share/json/shares_client.py b/manila_tempest_tests/services/share/json/shares_client.py
index b2eabb4..150c1e0 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/services/share/json/shares_client.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/services/share/json/shares_client.py
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@
                            (snapshot_name, status, self.build_timeout))
                 raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
 
-    def wait_for_access_rule_status(self, share_id, rule_id, status):
+    def wait_for_access_rule_status(self, share_id, rule_id, status,
+                                    raise_rule_in_error_state=True):
         """Waits for an access rule to reach a given status."""
         rule_status = "new"
         start = int(time.time())
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@
                 if rule["id"] in rule_id:
                     rule_status = rule['state']
                     break
-            if 'error' in rule_status:
+            if 'error' in rule_status and raise_rule_in_error_state:
                 raise share_exceptions.AccessRuleBuildErrorException(
                     rule_id=rule_id)
 
diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/admin/test_quotas_negative.py b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/admin/test_quotas_negative.py
index 7d81615..e039045 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/admin/test_quotas_negative.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/admin/test_quotas_negative.py
@@ -405,6 +405,13 @@
     force_tenant_isolation = True
 
     @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ReplicaQuotasNegativeTest, cls).resource_setup()
+        cls.client = cls.shares_v2_client
+        cls.user_id = cls.client.user_id
+        cls.tenant_id = cls.client.tenant_id
+
+    @classmethod
     def skip_checks(cls):
         super(ReplicaQuotasNegativeTest, cls).skip_checks()
         if not CONF.auth.use_dynamic_credentials:
diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/base.py b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/base.py
index 7915eaf..8b01cef 100755
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/base.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/base.py
@@ -738,7 +738,8 @@
             access_to = "client3.com"
         elif protocol in CONF.share.enable_cephx_rules_for_protocols:
             access_type = "cephx"
-            access_to = "eve"
+            access_to = data_utils.rand_name(
+                cls.__class__.__name__ + '-cephx-id')
         else:
             message = "Unrecognized protocol and access rules configuration."
             raise cls.skipException(message)
@@ -1082,6 +1083,25 @@
         self.shares_v2_client.wait_for_share_status(share['id'], "error")
         return self.shares_v2_client.wait_for_message(share['id'])
 
+    def allow_access(self, share_id, client=None, access_type=None,
+                     access_level='rw', access_to=None, status='active',
+                     raise_rule_in_error_state=True, cleanup=True):
+
+        client = client or self.shares_v2_client
+        a_type, a_to = self._get_access_rule_data_from_config()
+        access_type = access_type or a_type
+        access_to = access_to or a_to
+
+        rule = client.create_access_rule(share_id, access_type, access_to,
+                                         access_level)
+        client.wait_for_access_rule_status(share_id, rule['id'], status,
+                                           raise_rule_in_error_state)
+        if cleanup:
+            self.addCleanup(client.wait_for_resource_deletion,
+                            rule_id=rule['id'], share_id=share_id)
+            self.addCleanup(client.delete_access_rule, share_id, rule['id'])
+        return rule
+
 
 class BaseSharesAltTest(BaseSharesTest):
     """Base test case class for all Shares Alt API tests."""
diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/test_rules_negative.py b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/test_rules_negative.py
index 0fb629e..2f33ee1 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/test_rules_negative.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/test_rules_negative.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 from testtools import testcase as tc
 
 from manila_tempest_tests.common import constants
-from manila_tempest_tests import share_exceptions
 from manila_tempest_tests.tests.api import base
 from manila_tempest_tests import utils
 
@@ -389,10 +388,7 @@
     @tc.attr(base.TAG_NEGATIVE, base.TAG_API_WITH_BACKEND)
     def test_different_tenants_cannot_use_same_cephx_id(self):
         # Grant access to the share
-        access1 = self.shares_v2_client.create_access_rule(
-            self.share['id'], self.access_type, self.access_to, 'rw')
-        self.shares_v2_client.wait_for_access_rule_status(
-            self.share['id'], access1['id'], 'active')
+        self.allow_access(self.share['id'], access_to=self.access_to)
 
         # Create second share by the new user
         share2 = self.create_share(client=self.alt_shares_v2_client,
@@ -400,13 +396,47 @@
                                    share_type_id=self.share_type_id)
 
         # Try grant access to the second share using the same cephx id as used
-        # on the first share
-        access2 = self.alt_shares_v2_client.create_access_rule(
-            share2['id'], self.access_type, self.access_to, 'rw')
-        self.assertRaises(
-            share_exceptions.AccessRuleBuildErrorException,
-            self.alt_shares_v2_client.wait_for_access_rule_status,
-            share2['id'], access2['id'], 'active')
+        # on the first share.
+        # Rule must be set to "error" status.
+        self.allow_access(share2['id'], client=self.alt_shares_v2_client,
+                          access_to=self.access_to, status='error',
+                          raise_rule_in_error_state=False)
+
+        share_alt_updated = self.alt_shares_v2_client.get_share(
+            share2['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('error', share_alt_updated['access_rules_status'])
+
+    @tc.attr(base.TAG_NEGATIVE, base.TAG_API)
+    def test_can_apply_new_cephx_rules_when_one_is_in_error_state(self):
+        # Create share on "primary" tenant
+        share_primary = self.create_share()
+        # Add access rule to "Joe" by "primary" user
+        self.allow_access(share_primary['id'], access_to='Joe')
+
+        # Create share on "alt" tenant
+        share_alt = self.create_share(client=self.alt_shares_v2_client)
+        # Add access rule to "Joe" by "alt" user.
+        # Rule must be set to "error" status.
+        rule1 = self.allow_access(share_alt['id'],
+                                  client=self.alt_shares_v2_client,
+                                  access_to='Joe',
+                                  status='error',
+                                  raise_rule_in_error_state=False,
+                                  cleanup=False)
+
+        # Share's "access_rules_status" must be in "error" status
+        share_alt_updated = self.alt_shares_v2_client.get_share(
+            share_alt['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('error', share_alt_updated['access_rules_status'])
+
+        # Add second access rule to different client by "alt" user.
+        self.allow_access(share_alt['id'], client=self.alt_shares_v2_client)
+
+        # Check share's access_rules_status has transitioned to "active" status
+        self.alt_shares_v2_client.delete_access_rule(
+            share_alt['id'], rule1['id'])
+        self.alt_shares_v2_client.wait_for_share_status(
+            share_alt['id'], 'active', status_attr='access_rules_status')
 
 
 @ddt.ddt
diff --git a/zuul.d/manila-tempest-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/manila-tempest-jobs.yaml
index b2f063c..c76346f 100644
--- a/zuul.d/manila-tempest-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/manila-tempest-jobs.yaml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
     required-projects:
       - openstack/neutron-dynamic-routing
     vars:
-      tempest_test_regex: '(^manila_tempest_tests.tests.api)(?=.*\[.*\bbackend\b.*\])'
+      tempest_test_regex: '(^manila_tempest_tests.tests)(?=.*\[.*\bbackend\b.*\])'
       devstack_localrc:
         SHARE_DRIVER: manila.share.drivers.lvm.LVMShareDriver
         MANILA_ENABLED_BACKENDS: london,paris