diff --git a/tempest/api/image/base.py b/tempest/api/image/base.py
index c3205ce..18d0446 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/base.py
@@ -62,18 +62,12 @@
     @classmethod
     def create_image(cls, **kwargs):
         """Wrapper that returns a test image."""
-        name = data_utils.rand_name(cls.__name__ + "-instance")
 
-        if 'name' in kwargs:
-            name = kwargs.pop('name')
+        if 'name' not in kwargs:
+            name = data_utils.rand_name(cls.__name__ + "-instance")
+            kwargs['name'] = name
 
-        container_format = kwargs.pop('container_format')
-        disk_format = kwargs.pop('disk_format')
-
-        image = cls.client.create_image(name=name,
-                                        container_format=container_format,
-                                        disk_format=disk_format,
-                                        **kwargs)
+        image = cls.client.create_image(**kwargs)
         # Image objects returned by the v1 client have the image
         # data inside a dict that is keyed against 'image'.
         if 'image' in image:
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images_negative.py b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images_negative.py
index 3d94408..f16b80e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images_negative.py
@@ -27,13 +27,17 @@
     def test_register_with_invalid_container_format(self):
         # Negative tests for invalid data supplied to POST /images
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
-                          'test', 'wrong', 'vhd')
+                          name='test',
+                          container_format='wrong',
+                          disk_format='vhd',)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('993face5-921d-4e84-aabf-c1bba4234a67')
     def test_register_with_invalid_disk_format(self):
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
-                          'test', 'bare', 'wrong')
+                          name='test',
+                          container_format='bare',
+                          disk_format='wrong',)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('bb016f15-0820-4f27-a92d-09b2f67d2488')