diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index f306d8e..727c6c3 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -529,11 +529,11 @@
 # (string value)
 #region=
 
-# Number of seconds to time on waiting for a containerto
+# Number of seconds to time on waiting for a container to
 # container synchronization complete. (integer value)
 #container_sync_timeout=120
 
-# Number of seconds to wait while looping to check thestatus
+# Number of seconds to wait while looping to check the status
 # of a container to container synchronization (integer value)
 #container_sync_interval=5
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
index dcfe219..ec78774 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
@@ -16,25 +16,38 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import time
+import urlparse
 
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.test import attr
-from tempest.test import skip_because
+from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+
+# This test can be quite long to run due to its
+# dependency on container-sync process running interval.
+# You can obviously reduce the container-sync interval in the
+# container-server configuration.
 
 
 class ContainerSyncTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
+
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(ContainerSyncTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.containers = []
         cls.objects = []
+
+        # Default container-server config only allows localhost
+        cls.local_ip = '127.0.0.1'
+
+        # Must be configure according to container-sync interval
         container_sync_timeout = \
             int(cls.config.object_storage.container_sync_timeout)
         cls.container_sync_interval = \
             int(cls.config.object_storage.container_sync_interval)
         cls.attempts = \
             int(container_sync_timeout / cls.container_sync_interval)
+
         # define container and object clients
         cls.clients = {}
         cls.clients[data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainerSync')] = \
@@ -51,8 +64,7 @@
             cls.delete_containers(cls.containers, client[0], client[1])
         super(ContainerSyncTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
-    @skip_because(bug="1093743")
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @attr(type='slow')
     def test_container_synchronization(self):
         # container to container synchronization
         # to allow/accept sync requests to/from other accounts
@@ -62,51 +74,53 @@
             cont_client = [self.clients[c][0] for c in cont]
             obj_client = [self.clients[c][1] for c in cont]
             # tell first container to synchronize to a second
+            client_proxy_ip = \
+                urlparse.urlparse(cont_client[1].base_url).netloc.split(':')[0]
+            client_base_url = \
+                cont_client[1].base_url.replace(client_proxy_ip,
+                                                self.local_ip)
             headers = {'X-Container-Sync-Key': 'sync_key',
                        'X-Container-Sync-To': "%s/%s" %
-                       (cont_client[1].base_url, str(cont[1]))}
+                       (client_base_url, str(cont[1]))}
             resp, body = \
                 cont_client[0].put(str(cont[0]), body=None, headers=headers)
-            self.assertIn(resp['status'], ('202', '201'),
-                          'Error installing X-Container-Sync-To '
-                          'for the container "%s"' % (cont[0]))
+            self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
             # create object in container
             object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestSyncObject')
             data = object_name[::-1]  # data_utils.arbitrary_string()
             resp, _ = obj_client[0].create_object(cont[0], object_name, data)
-            self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '201',
-                             'Error creating the object "%s" in'
-                             'the container "%s"'
-                             % (object_name, cont[0]))
+            self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
             self.objects.append(object_name)
 
         # wait until container contents list is not empty
         cont_client = [self.clients[c][0] for c in self.containers]
         params = {'format': 'json'}
         while self.attempts > 0:
-            # get first container content
-            resp, object_list_0 = \
-                cont_client[0].\
-                list_container_contents(self.containers[0], params=params)
-            self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200',
-                             'Error listing the destination container`s'
-                             ' "%s" contents' % (self.containers[0]))
-            object_list_0 = dict((obj['name'], obj) for obj in object_list_0)
-            # get second container content
-            resp, object_list_1 = \
-                cont_client[1].\
-                list_container_contents(self.containers[1], params=params)
-            self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200',
-                             'Error listing the destination container`s'
-                             ' "%s" contents' % (self.containers[1]))
-            object_list_1 = dict((obj['name'], obj) for obj in object_list_1)
+            object_lists = []
+            for client_index in (0, 1):
+                resp, object_list = \
+                    cont_client[client_index].\
+                    list_container_contents(self.containers[client_index],
+                                            params=params)
+                self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+                object_lists.append(dict(
+                    (obj['name'], obj) for obj in object_list))
             # check that containers are not empty and have equal keys()
             # or wait for next attempt
-            if not object_list_0 or not object_list_1 or \
-                    set(object_list_0.keys()) != set(object_list_1.keys()):
+            if not object_lists[0] or not object_lists[1] or \
+                    set(object_lists[0].keys()) != set(object_lists[1].keys()):
                 time.sleep(self.container_sync_interval)
                 self.attempts -= 1
             else:
                 break
-        self.assertEqual(object_list_0, object_list_1,
+
+        self.assertEqual(object_lists[0], object_lists[1],
                          'Different object lists in containers.')
+
+        # Verify object content
+        obj_clients = [(self.clients[c][1], c) for c in self.containers]
+        for obj_client, cont in obj_clients:
+            for obj_name in object_lists[0]:
+                resp, object_content = obj_client.get_object(cont, obj_name)
+                self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+                self.assertEqual(object_content, obj_name[::-1])
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index d42edc9..3bec70f 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@
                     "one is used."),
     cfg.IntOpt('container_sync_timeout',
                default=120,
-               help="Number of seconds to time on waiting for a container"
+               help="Number of seconds to time on waiting for a container "
                     "to container synchronization complete."),
     cfg.IntOpt('container_sync_interval',
                default=5,
-               help="Number of seconds to wait while looping to check the"
+               help="Number of seconds to wait while looping to check the "
                     "status of a container to container synchronization"),
     cfg.StrOpt('operator_role',
                default='Member',