diff --git a/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py b/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py
index e8610d3..33b8d6e 100644
--- a/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py
+++ b/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_instance_run.py
@@ -218,10 +218,8 @@
         else:
             self.assertNotEqual(instance.state, "running")
 
-    # NOTE(afazekas): doctored test case,
-    # with normal validation it would fail
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
-    def test_integration_1(self):
+    def test_compute_with_volumes(self):
         # EC2 1. integration test (not strict)
         image_ami = self.ec2_client.get_image(self.images["ami"]["image_id"])
         sec_group_name = data_utils.rand_name("securitygroup-")
@@ -249,14 +247,20 @@
                                     instance_type=self.instance_type,
                                     key_name=self.keypair_name,
                                     security_groups=(sec_group_name,))
+
+        LOG.debug("Instance booted - state: %s",
+                  reservation.instances[0].state)
+
         self.addResourceCleanUp(self.destroy_reservation,
                                 reservation)
         volume = self.ec2_client.create_volume(1, self.zone)
+        LOG.debug("Volume created - status: %s", volume.status)
+
         self.addResourceCleanUp(self.destroy_volume_wait, volume)
         instance = reservation.instances[0]
-        LOG.info("state: %s", instance.state)
         if instance.state != "running":
             self.assertInstanceStateWait(instance, "running")
+        LOG.debug("Instance now running - state: %s", instance.state)
 
         address = self.ec2_client.allocate_address()
         rcuk_a = self.addResourceCleanUp(address.delete)
@@ -284,10 +288,21 @@
         volume.attach(instance.id, "/dev/vdh")
 
         def _volume_state():
+            """Return volume state realizing that 'in-use' is overloaded."""
             volume.update(validate=True)
-            return volume.status
+            status = volume.status
+            attached = volume.attach_data.status
+            LOG.debug("Volume %s is in status: %s, attach_status: %s",
+                      volume.id, status, attached)
+            # Nova reports 'in-use' on 'attaching' volumes because we
+            # have a single volume status, and EC2 has 2. Ensure that
+            # if we aren't attached yet we return something other than
+            # 'in-use'
+            if status == 'in-use' and attached != 'attached':
+                return 'attaching'
+            else:
+                return status
 
-        self.assertVolumeStatusWait(_volume_state, "in-use")
         wait.re_search_wait(_volume_state, "in-use")
 
         # NOTE(afazekas):  Different Hypervisor backends names
@@ -296,6 +311,7 @@
 
         def _part_state():
             current = ssh.get_partitions().split('\n')
+            LOG.debug("Partition map for instance: %s", current)
             if current > part_lines:
                 return 'INCREASE'
             if current < part_lines:
@@ -311,7 +327,6 @@
 
         self.assertVolumeStatusWait(_volume_state, "available")
         wait.re_search_wait(_volume_state, "available")
-        LOG.info("Volume %s state: %s", volume.id, volume.status)
 
         wait.state_wait(_part_state, 'DECREASE')
 
@@ -323,7 +338,7 @@
         self.assertAddressReleasedWait(address)
         self.cancelResourceCleanUp(rcuk_a)
 
-        LOG.info("state: %s", instance.state)
+        LOG.debug("Instance %s state: %s", instance.id, instance.state)
         if instance.state != "stopped":
             self.assertInstanceStateWait(instance, "stopped")
         # TODO(afazekas): move steps from teardown to the test case