diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index f8636c1..f995cde 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -108,6 +108,21 @@
   fi
 }
 
+function run_tests_nose {
+    NOSE_WITH_OPENSTACK=1
+    NOSE_OPENSTACK_COLOR=1
+    NOSE_OPENSTACK_RED=15.00
+    NOSE_OPENSTACK_YELLOW=3.00
+    NOSE_OPENSTACK_SHOW_ELAPSED=1
+    NOSE_OPENSTACK_STDOUT=1
+    if [[ "x$noseargs" =~ "tempest" ]]; then
+        noseargs="$testrargs"
+    else
+        noseargs="$noseargs tempest"
+    fi
+    ${wrapper} nosetests $noseargs
+}
+
 function run_pep8 {
   echo "Running pep8 ..."
   ${wrapper} flake8
@@ -162,7 +177,13 @@
     run_coverage_start
 fi
 
-run_tests
+
+py_version=`${wrapper} python --version 2>&1`
+if [[ $py_version =~ "2.6" ]] ; then
+    run_tests_nose
+else
+    run_tests
+fi
 retval=$?
 
 if [ $nova_coverage -eq 1 ]; then
diff --git a/tempest/api/README.rst b/tempest/api/README.rst
index 617fda4..9d8dc10 100644
--- a/tempest/api/README.rst
+++ b/tempest/api/README.rst
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@
 works with the OpenStack API as documented. The current largest
 portion of Tempest code is devoted to test cases that do exactly this.
 
-It's also important to test not only the expected possitive path on
+It's also important to test not only the expected positive path on
 APIs, but also to provide them with invalid data to ensure they fail
 in expected and documented ways. Over the course of the OpenStack
 project Tempest has discovered many fundamental bugs by doing just
 this.
 
-In order for some APIs to return meaniful results, there must be
+In order for some APIs to return meaningful results, there must be
 enough data in the system. This means these tests might start by
-spinning up a server, image, etc, then opperating on it.
+spinning up a server, image, etc, then operating on it.
 
 
 Why are these tests in tempest?
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
index 6d0a5b5..69e15f7 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import testtools
+
 from tempest.api import compute
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_int_id
@@ -193,9 +195,10 @@
                 flag = True
         self.assertTrue(flag)
 
+    @testtools.skip("Skipped until the Bug #1209101 is resolved")
     @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_flavor_not_public_verify_entry_not_in_list_details(self):
-        # Create a flavor with os-flavor-access:is_public false should not
+    def test_list_non_public_flavor(self):
+        # Create a flavor with os-flavor-access:is_public false should
         # be present in list_details.
         # This operation requires the user to have 'admin' role
         flavor_name = rand_name(self.flavor_name_prefix)
@@ -208,13 +211,22 @@
                                                  new_flavor_id,
                                                  is_public="False")
         self.addCleanup(self.flavor_clean_up, flavor['id'])
-        flag = False
         # Verify flavor is retrieved
+        flag = False
         resp, flavors = self.client.list_flavors_with_detail()
         self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
         for flavor in flavors:
             if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
                 flag = True
+        self.assertTrue(flag)
+
+        # Verify flavor is not retrieved with other user
+        flag = False
+        resp, flavors = self.user_client.list_flavors_with_detail()
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
+        for flavor in flavors:
+            if flavor['name'] == flavor_name:
+                flag = True
         self.assertFalse(flag)
 
     @attr(type='gate')
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_hosts.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_hosts.py
index 849cebb..af76ad0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_hosts.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_hosts.py
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
         cls.client = cls.os_adm.hosts_client
         cls.non_admin_client = cls.os.hosts_client
 
-    @attr(type=['positive', 'gate'])
+    @attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_hosts(self):
         resp, hosts = self.client.list_hosts()
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertTrue(len(hosts) >= 2)
 
-    @attr(type='positive')
+    @attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_hosts_with_zone(self):
         resp, hosts = self.client.list_hosts()
         host = hosts[0]
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_hypervisor.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_hypervisor.py
index 00a5955..5ca16f4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_hypervisor.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_hypervisor.py
@@ -40,20 +40,20 @@
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         return hypers
 
-    @attr(type=['positive', 'gate'])
+    @attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_hypervisor_list(self):
         # List of hypervisor and available hypervisors hostname
         hypers = self._list_hypervisors()
         self.assertTrue(len(hypers) > 0)
 
-    @attr(type=['positive', 'gate'])
+    @attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_hypervisor_list_details(self):
         # Display the details of the all hypervisor
         resp, hypers = self.client.get_hypervisor_list_details()
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertTrue(len(hypers) > 0)
 
-    @attr(type=['positive', 'gate'])
+    @attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_hypervisor_show_details(self):
         # Display the details of the specified hypervisor
         hypers = self._list_hypervisors()
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(details['hypervisor_hostname'],
                          hypers[0]['hypervisor_hostname'])
 
-    @attr(type=['positive', 'gate'])
+    @attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_hypervisor_show_servers(self):
         # Show instances about the specific hypervisors
         hypers = self._list_hypervisors()
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertTrue(len(hypervisors) > 0)
 
-    @attr(type=['positive', 'gate'])
+    @attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_hypervisor_stats(self):
         # Verify the stats of the all hypervisor
         resp, stats = self.client.get_hypervisor_stats()
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertTrue(len(stats) > 0)
 
-    @attr(type=['positive', 'gate'])
+    @attr(type='gate')
     def test_get_hypervisor_uptime(self):
         # Verify that GET shows the specified hypervisor uptime
         hypers = self._list_hypervisors()
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_list_server_filters.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_list_server_filters.py
index b8f965c..ade7604 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_list_server_filters.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_list_server_filters.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.api import utils
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.test import attr
 
@@ -218,6 +219,8 @@
         self.assertNotIn(self.s2_name, map(lambda x: x['name'], servers))
         self.assertNotIn(self.s3_name, map(lambda x: x['name'], servers))
 
+    @testtools.skipIf(config.TempestConfig().service_available.neutron,
+                      "Skipped until the Bug #1182883 is resolved")
     @attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_servers_filtered_by_ip_regex(self):
         # Filter servers by regex ip
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index dc8980d..471fecb 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -27,6 +27,29 @@
 commands =
   sh tools/pretty_tox.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario|thirdparty|cli)) {posargs}'
 
+[testenv:py26-full]
+sitepackages = True
+setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
+         NOSE_WITH_OPENSTACK=1
+         NOSE_OPENSTACK_COLOR=1
+         NOSE_OPENSTACK_RED=15
+         NOSE_OPENSTACK_YELLOW=3
+         NOSE_OPENSTACK_SHOW_ELAPSED=1
+         NOSE_OPENSTACK_STDOUT=1
+commands =
+  nosetests --logging-format '%(asctime)-15s %(message)s' --with-xunit -sv --xunit-file=nosetests-full.xml tempest/api tempest/scenario tempest/thirdparty tempest/cli {posargs}
+
+[testenv:py26-smoke]
+setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
+NOSE_WITH_OPENSTACK=1
+         NOSE_OPENSTACK_COLOR=1
+         NOSE_OPENSTACK_RED=15
+         NOSE_OPENSTACK_YELLOW=3
+         NOSE_OPENSTACK_SHOW_ELAPSED=1
+         NOSE_OPENSTACK_STDOUT=1
+commands =
+  nosetests --logging-format '%(asctime)-15s %(message)s' --with-xunit -sv --attr=type=smoke --xunit-file=nosetests-smoke.xml tempest {posargs}
+
 [testenv:smoke]
 sitepackages = True
 setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}