diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
index d85e4f7..7251e36 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@
         super(AttachVolumeShelveTestJSON, cls).skip_checks()
         if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.shelve:
             raise cls.skipException('Shelve is not available.')
+        if CONF.compute.compute_volume_common_az:
+            # assuming cross_az_attach is set to false in nova.conf
+            # per the compute_volume_common_az option description
+            raise cls.skipException('Cross AZ attach not available.')
 
     def _count_volumes(self, server, validation_resources):
         # Count number of volumes on an instance