diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_aggregates.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_aggregates.py
index 79d03f4..902ea9a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_aggregates.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_aggregates.py
@@ -59,15 +59,20 @@
                 msg += " for hypervisor_type %s" % CONF.compute.hypervisor_type
             raise testtools.TestCase.failureException(msg)
 
+    def _create_test_aggregate(self, **kwargs):
+        if 'name' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['name'] = data_utils.rand_name(self.aggregate_name_prefix)
+        aggregate = self.client.create_aggregate(**kwargs)['aggregate']
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        self.client.delete_aggregate, aggregate['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs['name'], aggregate['name'])
+
+        return aggregate
+
     @decorators.idempotent_id('0d148aa3-d54c-4317-aa8d-42040a475e20')
     def test_aggregate_create_delete(self):
         # Create and delete an aggregate.
-        aggregate_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.aggregate_name_prefix)
-        aggregate = (self.client.create_aggregate(name=aggregate_name)
-                     ['aggregate'])
-        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
-                        self.client.delete_aggregate, aggregate['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(aggregate_name, aggregate['name'])
+        aggregate = self._create_test_aggregate()
         self.assertIsNone(aggregate['availability_zone'])
 
         self.client.delete_aggregate(aggregate['id'])
@@ -76,13 +81,8 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('5873a6f8-671a-43ff-8838-7ce430bb6d0b')
     def test_aggregate_create_delete_with_az(self):
         # Create and delete an aggregate.
-        aggregate_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.aggregate_name_prefix)
         az_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.az_name_prefix)
-        aggregate = self.client.create_aggregate(
-            name=aggregate_name, availability_zone=az_name)['aggregate']
-        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
-                        self.client.delete_aggregate, aggregate['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(aggregate_name, aggregate['name'])
+        aggregate = self._create_test_aggregate(availability_zone=az_name)
         self.assertEqual(az_name, aggregate['availability_zone'])
 
         self.client.delete_aggregate(aggregate['id'])
@@ -91,11 +91,7 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('68089c38-04b1-4758-bdf0-cf0daec4defd')
     def test_aggregate_create_verify_entry_in_list(self):
         # Create an aggregate and ensure it is listed.
-        aggregate_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.aggregate_name_prefix)
-        aggregate = (self.client.create_aggregate(name=aggregate_name)
-                     ['aggregate'])
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_aggregate, aggregate['id'])
-
+        aggregate = self._create_test_aggregate()
         aggregates = self.client.list_aggregates()['aggregates']
         self.assertIn((aggregate['id'], aggregate['availability_zone']),
                       map(lambda x: (x['id'], x['availability_zone']),
@@ -104,11 +100,7 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('36ec92ca-7a73-43bc-b920-7531809e8540')
     def test_aggregate_create_update_metadata_get_details(self):
         # Create an aggregate and ensure its details are returned.
-        aggregate_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.aggregate_name_prefix)
-        aggregate = (self.client.create_aggregate(name=aggregate_name)
-                     ['aggregate'])
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_aggregate, aggregate['id'])
-
+        aggregate = self._create_test_aggregate()
         body = self.client.show_aggregate(aggregate['id'])['aggregate']
         self.assertEqual(aggregate['name'], body['name'])
         self.assertEqual(aggregate['availability_zone'],
@@ -129,11 +121,9 @@
         # Update an aggregate and ensure properties are updated correctly
         aggregate_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.aggregate_name_prefix)
         az_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.az_name_prefix)
-        aggregate = self.client.create_aggregate(
-            name=aggregate_name, availability_zone=az_name)['aggregate']
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_aggregate, aggregate['id'])
+        aggregate = self._create_test_aggregate(
+            name=aggregate_name, availability_zone=az_name)
 
-        self.assertEqual(aggregate_name, aggregate['name'])
         self.assertEqual(az_name, aggregate['availability_zone'])
         self.assertIsNotNone(aggregate['id'])
 
@@ -159,9 +149,7 @@
         # Add a host to the given aggregate and remove.
         self.useFixture(fixtures.LockFixture('availability_zone'))
         aggregate_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.aggregate_name_prefix)
-        aggregate = (self.client.create_aggregate(name=aggregate_name)
-                     ['aggregate'])
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_aggregate, aggregate['id'])
+        aggregate = self._create_test_aggregate(name=aggregate_name)
 
         body = (self.client.add_host(aggregate['id'], host=self.host)
                 ['aggregate'])
@@ -182,9 +170,8 @@
         # Add a host to the given aggregate and list.
         self.useFixture(fixtures.LockFixture('availability_zone'))
         aggregate_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.aggregate_name_prefix)
-        aggregate = (self.client.create_aggregate(name=aggregate_name)
-                     ['aggregate'])
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_aggregate, aggregate['id'])
+        aggregate = self._create_test_aggregate(name=aggregate_name)
+
         self.client.add_host(aggregate['id'], host=self.host)
         self.addCleanup(self.client.remove_host, aggregate['id'],
                         host=self.host)
@@ -202,9 +189,8 @@
         # Add a host to the given aggregate and get details.
         self.useFixture(fixtures.LockFixture('availability_zone'))
         aggregate_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.aggregate_name_prefix)
-        aggregate = (self.client.create_aggregate(name=aggregate_name)
-                     ['aggregate'])
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_aggregate, aggregate['id'])
+        aggregate = self._create_test_aggregate(name=aggregate_name)
+
         self.client.add_host(aggregate['id'], host=self.host)
         self.addCleanup(self.client.remove_host, aggregate['id'],
                         host=self.host)
@@ -218,11 +204,9 @@
     def test_aggregate_add_host_create_server_with_az(self):
         # Add a host to the given aggregate and create a server.
         self.useFixture(fixtures.LockFixture('availability_zone'))
-        aggregate_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.aggregate_name_prefix)
         az_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.az_name_prefix)
-        aggregate = self.client.create_aggregate(
-            name=aggregate_name, availability_zone=az_name)['aggregate']
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_aggregate, aggregate['id'])
+        aggregate = self._create_test_aggregate(availability_zone=az_name)
+
         self.client.add_host(aggregate['id'], host=self.host)
         self.addCleanup(self.client.remove_host, aggregate['id'],
                         host=self.host)