diff --git a/tempest/stress/actions/unit_test.py b/tempest/stress/actions/unit_test.py
index 95cc1bc..5ab5573 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/actions/unit_test.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/actions/unit_test.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.openstack.common import importutils
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 import tempest.stress.stressaction as stressaction
 
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
         method = kwargs['test_method'].split('.')
         self.test_method = method.pop()
         self.klass = importutils.import_class('.'.join(method))
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger('.'.join(method))
         # valid options are 'process', 'application' , 'action'
         self.class_setup_per = kwargs.get('class_setup_per',
                                           SetUpClassRunTime.process)
@@ -55,6 +57,12 @@
             self.klass.setUpClass()
         self.setupclass_called = False
 
+    @property
+    def action(self):
+        if self.test_method:
+            return self.test_method
+        return super(UnitTest, self).action
+
     def run_core(self):
         res = self.klass(self.test_method).run()
         if res.errors:
diff --git a/tempest/stress/driver.py b/tempest/stress/driver.py
index 5171da2..e518d28 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/driver.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/driver.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 
             process = {'process': p,
                        'p_number': p_number,
-                       'action': test['action'],
+                       'action': test_run.action,
                        'statistic': shared_statistic}
 
             processes.append(process)
diff --git a/tempest/stress/stressaction.py b/tempest/stress/stressaction.py
index 6284cef..28251af 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/stressaction.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/stressaction.py
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
         self.tearDown()
         sys.exit(0)
 
+    @property
+    def action(self):
+        """This methods returns the action. Overload this if you
+        create a stress test wrapper.
+        """
+        return self.__class__.__name__
+
     def setUp(self, **kwargs):
         """This method is called before the run method
         to help the test initiatlize any structures.