diff --git a/tempest/api/image/base.py b/tempest/api/image/base.py
index d0d64a5..23e7fd8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/base.py
@@ -134,12 +134,6 @@
     def setup_clients(cls):
         super(BaseV2ImageTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.client = cls.os_primary.image_client_v2
-        cls.namespaces_client = cls.os_primary.namespaces_client
-        cls.resource_types_client = cls.os_primary.resource_types_client
-        cls.namespace_properties_client =\
-            cls.os_primary.namespace_properties_client
-        cls.namespace_objects_client = cls.os_primary.namespace_objects_client
-        cls.namespace_tags_client = cls.os_primary.namespace_tags_client
         cls.schemas_client = cls.os_primary.schemas_client
         cls.versions_client = cls.os_primary.image_versions_client
 
@@ -204,3 +198,9 @@
     def setup_clients(cls):
         super(BaseV2ImageAdminTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.admin_client = cls.os_admin.image_client_v2
+        cls.namespaces_client = cls.os_admin.namespaces_client
+        cls.resource_types_client = cls.os_admin.resource_types_client
+        cls.namespace_properties_client =\
+            cls.os_admin.namespace_properties_client
+        cls.namespace_objects_client = cls.os_admin.namespace_objects_client
+        cls.namespace_tags_client = cls.os_admin.namespace_tags_client
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_objects.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespace_objects.py
similarity index 98%
rename from tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_objects.py
rename to tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespace_objects.py
index 32b81b1..9222920 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_objects.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespace_objects.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
 
-class MetadataNamespaceObjectsTest(base.BaseV2ImageTest):
+class MetadataNamespaceObjectsTest(base.BaseV2ImageAdminTest):
     """Test the Metadata definition namespace objects basic functionality"""
 
     def _create_namespace_object(self, namespace):
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_properties.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespace_properties.py
similarity index 97%
rename from tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_properties.py
rename to tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespace_properties.py
index 1d4f0a6..10dfba1 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_properties.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespace_properties.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
 
-class MetadataNamespacePropertiesTest(base.BaseV2ImageTest):
+class MetadataNamespacePropertiesTest(base.BaseV2ImageAdminTest):
     """Test the Metadata definition namespace property basic functionality"""
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('b1a3765e-3a5d-4f6d-a3a7-3ca3476ae768')
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_tags.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespace_tags.py
similarity index 98%
rename from tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_tags.py
rename to tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespace_tags.py
index dc64185..9e88e03 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_tags.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespace_tags.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
 
-class MetadataNamespaceTagsTest(base.BaseV2ImageTest):
+class MetadataNamespaceTagsTest(base.BaseV2ImageAdminTest):
     """Test the Metadata definition namespace tags basic functionality"""
 
     tags = [
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespaces.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespaces.py
similarity index 98%
rename from tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespaces.py
rename to tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespaces.py
index 502949f..0fe49f9 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespaces.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_namespaces.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
 
-class MetadataNamespacesTest(base.BaseV2ImageTest):
+class MetadataNamespacesTest(base.BaseV2ImageAdminTest):
     """Test the Metadata definition Namespaces basic functionality"""
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('319b765e-7f3d-4b3d-8b37-3ca3876ee768')
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_resource_types.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_resource_types.py
similarity index 97%
rename from tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_resource_types.py
rename to tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_resource_types.py
index 6867f2d..e533c43 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_resource_types.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images_metadefs_resource_types.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
 
-class MetadataResourceTypesTest(base.BaseV2ImageTest):
+class MetadataResourceTypesTest(base.BaseV2ImageAdminTest):
     """Test the Metadata definition resource types basic functionality"""
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('6f358a4e-5ef0-11e6-a795-080027d0d606')