diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server_multi_nic.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server_multi_nic.py
index 1cbb976..828ee32 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server_multi_nic.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server_multi_nic.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 class ServersTestMultiNic(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
     """Test multiple networks in servers"""
 
+    credentials = ['primary', 'project_reader']
+
     @classmethod
     def skip_checks(cls):
         super(ServersTestMultiNic, cls).skip_checks()
@@ -62,7 +64,10 @@
     @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
         super(ServersTestMultiNic, cls).setup_clients()
-        cls.client = cls.servers_client
+        if CONF.enforce_scope.nova:
+            cls.reader_client = cls.os_project_reader.servers_client
+        else:
+            cls.reader_client = cls.servers_client
         cls.networks_client = cls.os_primary.networks_client
         cls.subnets_client = cls.os_primary.subnets_client
 
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@
         # we're OK.
         self.addCleanup(self.delete_server, server_multi_nics['id'])
 
-        addresses = (self.client.list_addresses(server_multi_nics['id'])
+        addresses = (self.reader_client.list_addresses(server_multi_nics['id'])
                      ['addresses'])
 
         # We can't predict the ip addresses assigned to the server on networks.
@@ -142,7 +147,7 @@
             networks=networks, wait_until='ACTIVE')
         self.addCleanup(self.delete_server, server_multi_nics['id'])
 
-        addresses = (self.client.list_addresses(server_multi_nics['id'])
+        addresses = (self.reader_client.list_addresses(server_multi_nics['id'])
                      ['addresses'])
 
         addr = [addresses[net1['network']['name']][0]['addr'],