diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
index d3dffbf..0fafbb7 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
@@ -30,14 +30,19 @@
     """Base test case class for all Orchestration API tests."""
 
     @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        super(BaseOrchestrationTest, cls).resource_setup()
-        cls.os = clients.Manager()
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(BaseOrchestrationTest, cls).skip_checks()
         if not CONF.service_available.heat:
             raise cls.skipException("Heat support is required")
-        cls.build_timeout = CONF.orchestration.build_timeout
-        cls.build_interval = CONF.orchestration.build_interval
 
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_credentials(cls):
+        super(BaseOrchestrationTest, cls).setup_credentials()
+        cls.os = clients.Manager()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(BaseOrchestrationTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.orchestration_client = cls.os.orchestration_client
         cls.client = cls.orchestration_client
         cls.servers_client = cls.os.servers_client
@@ -45,6 +50,12 @@
         cls.network_client = cls.os.network_client
         cls.volumes_client = cls.os.volumes_client
         cls.images_v2_client = cls.os.image_client_v2
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(BaseOrchestrationTest, cls).resource_setup()
+        cls.build_timeout = CONF.orchestration.build_timeout
+        cls.build_interval = CONF.orchestration.build_interval
         cls.stacks = []
         cls.keypairs = []
         cls.images = []
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
index ea6d4be..aad6cc8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
@@ -30,15 +30,27 @@
 class NeutronResourcesTestJSON(base.BaseOrchestrationTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        super(NeutronResourcesTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(NeutronResourcesTestJSON, cls).skip_checks()
         if not CONF.orchestration.image_ref:
             raise cls.skipException("No image available to test")
-        os = clients.Manager()
         if not CONF.service_available.neutron:
             raise cls.skipException("Neutron support is required")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_credentials(cls):
+        super(NeutronResourcesTestJSON, cls).setup_credentials()
+        cls.os = clients.Manager()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(NeutronResourcesTestJSON, cls).setup_clients()
+        cls.network_client = cls.os.network_client
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(NeutronResourcesTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.neutron_basic_template = cls.load_template('neutron_basic')
-        cls.network_client = os.network_client
         cls.stack_name = data_utils.rand_name('heat')
         template = cls.read_template('neutron_basic')
         cls.keypair_name = (CONF.orchestration.keypair_name or
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py
index 0288fd4..83abc91 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py
@@ -26,15 +26,27 @@
 
 class SwiftResourcesTestJSON(base.BaseOrchestrationTest):
     @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(SwiftResourcesTestJSON, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.service_available.swift:
+            raise cls.skipException("Swift support is required")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_credentials(cls):
+        super(SwiftResourcesTestJSON, cls).setup_credentials()
+        cls.os = clients.Manager()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(SwiftResourcesTestJSON, cls).setup_clients()
+        cls.account_client = cls.os.account_client
+        cls.container_client = cls.os.container_client
+
+    @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(SwiftResourcesTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.stack_name = data_utils.rand_name('heat')
         template = cls.read_template('swift_basic')
-        os = clients.Manager()
-        if not CONF.service_available.swift:
-            raise cls.skipException("Swift support is required")
-        cls.account_client = os.account_client
-        cls.container_client = os.container_client
         # create the stack
         cls.stack_identifier = cls.create_stack(
             cls.stack_name,
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py
index 6fddb21..bd74c2b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 class CinderResourcesTest(base.BaseOrchestrationTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        super(CinderResourcesTest, cls).resource_setup()
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(CinderResourcesTest, cls).skip_checks()
         if not CONF.service_available.cinder:
             raise cls.skipException('Cinder support is required')