diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py
index 5019003..5058211 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
-from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class InstanceActionsTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
         cls.request_id = resp['x-compute-request-id']
         cls.server_id = server['id']
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_instance_actions(self):
         # List actions of the provided server
         resp, body = self.client.reboot(self.server_id, 'HARD')
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in body if i['action'] == 'create']))
         self.assertTrue(any([i for i in body if i['action'] == 'reboot']))
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_instance_action(self):
         # Get the action details of the provided server
         resp, body = self.client.get_instance_action(self.server_id,
@@ -52,18 +51,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(self.server_id, body['instance_uuid'])
         self.assertEqual('create', body['action'])
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_list_instance_actions_invalid_server(self):
-        # List actions of the invalid server id
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
-                          self.client.list_instance_actions, 'server-999')
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_get_instance_action_invalid_request(self):
-        # Get the action details of the provided server with invalid request
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_instance_action,
-                          self.server_id, '999')
-
 
 class InstanceActionsTestXML(InstanceActionsTestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68f2dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_instance_actions_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 NEC Corporation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class InstanceActionsNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(InstanceActionsNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.servers_client
+        resp, server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        cls.server_id = server['id']
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_list_instance_actions_non_existent_server(self):
+        # List actions of the non-existent server id
+        non_existent_server_id = data_utils.rand_uuid()
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.list_instance_actions,
+                          non_existent_server_id)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_instance_action_invalid_request(self):
+        # Get the action details of the provided server with invalid request
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_instance_action,
+                          self.server_id, '999')
+
+
+class InstanceActionsNegativeTestXML(InstanceActionsNegativeTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'