diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_policies.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_policies.py
index 9ea61df..ef7d22c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_policies.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_policies.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
         for _ in range(3):
             blob = data_utils.rand_name('BlobName-')
             policy_type = data_utils.rand_name('PolicyType-')
-            resp, policy = self.policy_client.create_policy(blob,
-                                                            policy_type)
+            policy = self.policy_client.create_policy(blob,
+                                                      policy_type)
             # Delete the Policy at the end of this method
             self.addCleanup(self._delete_policy, policy['id'])
             policy_ids.append(policy['id'])
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         # Test to update policy
         blob = data_utils.rand_name('BlobName-')
         policy_type = data_utils.rand_name('PolicyType-')
-        _, policy = self.policy_client.create_policy(blob, policy_type)
+        policy = self.policy_client.create_policy(blob, policy_type)
         self.addCleanup(self._delete_policy, policy['id'])
         self.assertIn('id', policy)
         self.assertIn('type', policy)
diff --git a/tempest/common/rest_client.py b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
index c9448a7..d271719 100644
--- a/tempest/common/rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
@@ -52,6 +52,23 @@
         return text
 
 
+class ResponseBody(dict):
+    """Class that wraps an http response and body into a single value.
+
+    Callers that receive this object will normally use it as a dict but
+    can extract the response if needed.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, response, body=None):
+        body_data = body or {}
+        self.update(body_data)
+        self.response = response
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        body = super.__str__(self)
+        return "request: %s\nBody: %s" % (self.response, body)
+
+
 class RestClient(object):
 
     TYPE = "json"
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/policy_client.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/policy_client.py
index e093260..41b0b59 100644
--- a/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/policy_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/policy_client.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         resp, body = self.post('policies', post_body)
         self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
         body = json.loads(body)
-        return resp, body['policy']
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body['policy'])
 
     def list_policies(self):
         """Lists the policies."""