diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index 33442b2..9ccd17c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
         if 'name' in kwargs:
             name = kwargs.pop('name')
 
-        image = cls.images_client.create_image(server_id, name)
+        image = cls.images_client.create_image(server_id, name=name)
         image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(image.response['location'])
         cls.images.append(image_id)
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_negative.py
index 9721fa5..84a8258 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_negative.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap')
         test_uuid = ('a' * 35)
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.client.create_image,
-                          test_uuid, snapshot_name)
+                          test_uuid, name=snapshot_name)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('36741560-510e-4cc2-8641-55fe4dfb2437')
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap')
         test_uuid = ('a' * 37)
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.client.create_image,
-                          test_uuid, snapshot_name)
+                          test_uuid, name=snapshot_name)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('381acb65-785a-4942-94ce-d8f8c84f1f0f')
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
index 40a781c..06b7cac 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
         # Create a new image
         name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
         meta = {'image_type': 'test'}
-        body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id, name, meta)
+        body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id, name=name,
+                                        metadata=meta)
         image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(body.response['location'])
         waiters.wait_for_image_status(self.client, image_id, 'ACTIVE')
 
@@ -112,6 +113,6 @@
         # #1370954 in glance which will 500 if mysql is used as the
         # backend and it attempts to store a 4 byte utf-8 character
         utf8_name = data_utils.rand_name('\xe2\x82\xa1')
-        body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id, utf8_name)
+        body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id, name=utf8_name)
         image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(body.response['location'])
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image_id)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
index 1a74e52..9ea62fb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap')
         meta = {'': ''}
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
-                          self.server_id, snapshot_name, meta)
+                          self.server_id, name=snapshot_name, metadata=meta)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('3d24d11f-5366-4536-bd28-cff32b748eca')
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap')
         meta = {'a' * 260: 'b' * 260}
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
-                          self.server_id, snapshot_name, meta)
+                          self.server_id, name=snapshot_name, metadata=meta)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('0460efcf-ee88-4f94-acef-1bf658695456')
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@
 
         # Create first snapshot
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap')
-        body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id,
-                                        snapshot_name)
+        body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id, name=snapshot_name)
         image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(body.response['location'])
         self.image_ids.append(image_id)
         self.addCleanup(self._reset_server)
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@
         # Create second snapshot
         alt_snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap')
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Conflict, self.client.create_image,
-                          self.server_id, alt_snapshot_name)
+                          self.server_id, name=alt_snapshot_name)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('084f0cbc-500a-4963-8a4e-312905862581')
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@
 
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('a' * 260)
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
-                          self.server_id, snapshot_name)
+                          self.server_id, name=snapshot_name)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('0894954d-2db2-4195-a45b-ffec0bc0187e')
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@
         # Return an error while trying to delete an image what is creating
 
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap')
-        body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id, snapshot_name)
+        body = self.client.create_image(self.server_id, name=snapshot_name)
         image_id = data_utils.parse_image_id(body.response['location'])
         self.image_ids.append(image_id)
         self.addCleanup(self._reset_server)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py b/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py
index 8ee8ad4..f3d53e6 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
         # A create image request for another user's server should fail
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
                           self.alt_images_client.create_image,
-                          self.server['id'], 'testImage')
+                          self.server['id'], name='testImage')
 
     @test.idempotent_id('95d445f6-babc-4f2e-aea3-aa24ec5e7f0d')
     def test_create_server_with_unauthorized_image(self):
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index e77d07c..5bff1b4 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
         if name is None:
             name = data_utils.rand_name('scenario-snapshot')
         LOG.debug("Creating a snapshot image for server: %s", server['name'])
-        image = _images_client.create_image(server['id'], name)
+        image = _images_client.create_image(server['id'], name=name)
         image_id = image.response['location'].split('images/')[1]
         _image_client.wait_for_image_status(image_id, 'active')
         self.addCleanup_with_wait(
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
index b0ce2dc..4e7e93f 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/images_client.py
@@ -23,18 +23,10 @@
 
 class ImagesClient(service_client.ServiceClient):
 
-    def create_image(self, server_id, name, meta=None):
+    def create_image(self, server_id, **kwargs):
         """Creates an image of the original server."""
 
-        post_body = {
-            'createImage': {
-                'name': name,
-            }
-        }
-
-        if meta is not None:
-            post_body['createImage']['metadata'] = meta
-
+        post_body = {'createImage': kwargs}
         post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % server_id,
                                post_body)