diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
index 7c10138..407c3ec 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import hashlib
-import time
 
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import arbitrary_string
@@ -225,44 +224,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(resp[actual_meta_key], meta_value)
 
     @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_get_object_using_temp_url(self):
-        # access object using temporary URL within expiration time
-
-        try:
-            # update account metadata
-            # flag to check if account metadata got updated
-            flag = False
-            key = 'Meta'
-            metadata = {'Temp-URL-Key': key}
-            resp, _ = self.account_client.create_account_metadata(
-                metadata=metadata)
-            self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
-            flag = True
-            resp, _ = self.account_client.list_account_metadata()
-            self.assertIn('x-account-meta-temp-url-key', resp)
-            self.assertEqual(resp['x-account-meta-temp-url-key'], key)
-
-            # create object
-            object_name = rand_name(name='ObjectTemp')
-            data = arbitrary_string(size=len(object_name),
-                                    base_text=object_name)
-            self.object_client.create_object(self.container_name,
-                                             object_name, data)
-            expires = int(time.time() + 10)
-
-            # trying to get object using temp url with in expiry time
-            _, body = self.object_client.get_object_using_temp_url(
-                self.container_name, object_name,
-                expires, key)
-            self.assertEqual(body, data)
-        finally:
-            if flag:
-                resp, _ = self.account_client.delete_account_metadata(
-                    metadata=metadata)
-                resp, _ = self.account_client.list_account_metadata()
-                self.assertNotIn('x-account-meta-temp-url-key', resp)
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
     def test_object_upload_in_segments(self):
         # create object
         object_name = rand_name(name='LObject')
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fd5499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url.py
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+# Copyright (C) 2013 eNovance SAS <licensing@enovance.com>
+#
+# Author: Joe H. Rahme <joe.hakim.rahme@enovance.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import time
+import urlparse
+
+from tempest.api.object_storage import base
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import arbitrary_string
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+
+
+class ObjectTempUrlTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(ObjectTempUrlTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.container_name = rand_name(name='TestContainer')
+        cls.container_client.create_container(cls.container_name)
+        cls.containers = [cls.container_name]
+
+        # update account metadata
+        cls.key = 'Meta'
+        cls.metadata = {'Temp-URL-Key': cls.key}
+        cls.account_client.create_account_metadata(metadata=cls.metadata)
+        cls.account_client_metadata, _ = \
+            cls.account_client.list_account_metadata()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        resp, _ = cls.account_client.delete_account_metadata(
+            metadata=cls.metadata)
+        resp, _ = cls.account_client.list_account_metadata()
+
+        cls.delete_containers(cls.containers)
+        # delete the user setup created
+        cls.data.teardown_all()
+        super(ObjectTempUrlTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(ObjectTempUrlTest, self).setUp()
+        # make sure the metadata has been set
+        self.assertIn('x-account-meta-temp-url-key',
+                      self.account_client_metadata)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.account_client_metadata['x-account-meta-temp-url-key'],
+            self.key)
+
+        # create object
+        self.object_name = rand_name(name='ObjectTemp')
+        self.data = arbitrary_string(size=len(self.object_name),
+                                     base_text=self.object_name)
+        self.object_client.create_object(self.container_name,
+                                         self.object_name, self.data)
+
+    def get_temp_url(self, container, object_name, method, expires,
+                     key):
+        """Create the temporary URL."""
+
+        path = "%s/%s/%s" % (
+            urlparse.urlparse(self.object_client.base_url).path,
+            container, object_name)
+
+        hmac_body = '%s\n%s\n%s' % (method, expires, path)
+        sig = hmac.new(key, hmac_body, hashlib.sha1).hexdigest()
+
+        url = "%s/%s?temp_url_sig=%s&temp_url_expires=%s" % (container,
+                                                             object_name,
+                                                             sig, expires)
+
+        return url
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_object_using_temp_url(self):
+        EXPIRATION_TIME = 10000  # high to ensure the test finishes.
+        expires = int(time.time() + EXPIRATION_TIME)
+
+        # get a temp URL for the created object
+        url = self.get_temp_url(self.container_name,
+                                self.object_name, "GET",
+                                expires, self.key)
+
+        # trying to get object using temp url within expiry time
+        _, body = self.object_client.get_object_using_temp_url(url)
+
+        self.assertEqual(body, self.data)
+
+        # Testing a HEAD on this Temp URL
+        resp, body = self.object_client.head(url)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_put_object_using_temp_url(self):
+        # make sure the metadata has been set
+        new_data = arbitrary_string(size=len(self.object_name),
+                                    base_text=rand_name(name="random"))
+
+        EXPIRATION_TIME = 10000  # high to ensure the test finishes.
+        expires = int(time.time() + EXPIRATION_TIME)
+
+        url = self.get_temp_url(self.container_name,
+                                self.object_name, "PUT",
+                                expires, self.key)
+
+        # trying to put random data in the object using temp url
+        resp, body = self.object_client.put_object_using_temp_url(
+            url, new_data)
+
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+
+        # Testing a HEAD on this Temp URL
+        resp, body = self.object_client.head(url)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+
+        # Validate that the content of the object has been modified
+        url = self.get_temp_url(self.container_name,
+                                self.object_name, "GET",
+                                expires, self.key)
+
+        _, body = self.object_client.get_object_using_temp_url(url)
+        self.assertEqual(body, new_data)
+
+    @attr(type=['gate', 'negative'])
+    def test_get_object_after_expiration_time(self):
+        EXPIRATION_TIME = 1
+        expires = int(time.time() + EXPIRATION_TIME)
+
+        # get a temp URL for the created object
+        url = self.get_temp_url(self.container_name,
+                                self.object_name, "GET",
+                                expires, self.key)
+
+        # temp URL is valid for 1 seconds, let's wait 3
+        time.sleep(EXPIRATION_TIME + 2)
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Unauthorized,
+                          self.object_client.get_object_using_temp_url,
+                          url)
diff --git a/tempest/common/rest_client.py b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
index a867a12..e864ae3 100644
--- a/tempest/common/rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@
         # NOTE(mtreinish): This is for compatibility with Glance and swift
         # APIs. These are the return content types that Glance api v1
         # (and occasionally swift) are using.
-        TXT_ENC = ['text/plain; charset=UTF-8', 'text/html; charset=UTF-8',
-                   'text/plain; charset=utf-8']
+        TXT_ENC = ['text/plain', 'text/plain; charset=UTF-8',
+                   'text/html; charset=UTF-8', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8']
         XML_ENC = ['application/xml', 'application/xml; charset=UTF-8']
 
         if ctype in JSON_ENC or ctype in XML_ENC:
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
index d338d45..2fee042 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import hashlib
-import hmac
-import urlparse
-
 from tempest.common import http
 from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -125,29 +121,20 @@
         resp, body = self.copy(url, headers=headers)
         return resp, body
 
-    def get_object_using_temp_url(self, container, object_name, expires, key):
-        """Retrieve object's data using temporary URL."""
-
-        self._set_auth()
-        method = 'GET'
-        path = "%s/%s/%s" % (urlparse.urlparse(self.base_url).path, container,
-                             object_name)
-        hmac_body = '%s\n%s\n%s' % (method, expires, path)
-        sig = hmac.new(key, hmac_body, hashlib.sha1).hexdigest()
-
-        url = "%s/%s?temp_url_sig=%s&temp_url_expires=%s" % (container,
-                                                             object_name,
-                                                             sig, expires)
-
-        resp, body = self.get(url)
-        return resp, body
-
     def create_object_segments(self, container, object_name, segment, data):
         """Creates object segments."""
         url = "{0}/{1}/{2}".format(container, object_name, segment)
         resp, body = self.put(url, data, self.headers)
         return resp, body
 
+    def get_object_using_temp_url(self, url):
+        """Retrieve object's data using temp URL."""
+        return self.get(url)
+
+    def put_object_using_temp_url(self, url, data):
+        """Put data in an object using temp URL."""
+        return self.put(url, data, None)
+
 
 class ObjectClientCustomizedHeader(RestClient):