diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index 141b9f3..c9d6f02 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
             kwargs['name'] = data_utils.rand_name(cls.__name__ + "-server")
         tenant_network = cls.get_tenant_network()
         body, servers = compute.create_test_server(
-            cls.os,
+            cls.os_primary,
             validatable,
             validation_resources=cls.validation_resources,
             tenant_network=tenant_network,