diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 990a392..415f6d8 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -1270,6 +1270,9 @@
         # look for the container to assure it is created
         self.list_and_check_container_objects(name)
         LOG.debug('Container %s created' % (name))
+        self.addCleanup(self.delete_wrapper,
+                        self.container_client.delete_container,
+                        name)
         return name
 
     def delete_container(self, container_name):
@@ -1280,6 +1283,10 @@
         obj_name = obj_name or data_utils.rand_name('swift-scenario-object')
         obj_data = data_utils.arbitrary_string()
         self.object_client.create_object(container_name, obj_name, obj_data)
+        self.addCleanup(self.delete_wrapper,
+                        self.object_client.delete_object,
+                        container_name,
+                        obj_name)
         return obj_name, obj_data
 
     def delete_object(self, container_name, filename):
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_swift_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_swift_basic_ops.py
index 9e0fee0..fcb9505 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_swift_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_swift_basic_ops.py
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@
         self.get_swift_stat()
         container_name = self.create_container()
         obj_name, obj_data = self.upload_object_to_container(container_name)
-        self.list_and_check_container_objects(container_name, [obj_name])
+        self.list_and_check_container_objects(container_name,
+                                              present_obj=[obj_name])
         self.download_and_verify(container_name, obj_name, obj_data)
         self.delete_object(container_name, obj_name)
+        self.list_and_check_container_objects(container_name,
+                                              not_present_obj=[obj_name])
         self.delete_container(container_name)
 
     @test.services('object_storage')
@@ -68,5 +71,3 @@
         self.change_container_acl(container_name, '.r:*')
         resp, _ = http_client.request(obj_url, 'GET')
         self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
-        self.delete_object(container_name, obj_name)
-        self.delete_container(container_name)