diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
index 4108da5..75e81b7 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common import waiters
+from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
 
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@
         transfer = self.client.create_volume_transfer(
             volume_id=volume['id'])['transfer']
         transfer_id = transfer['id']
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        self.client.delete_volume_transfer,
+                        transfer_id)
         auth_key = transfer['auth_key']
         waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(
             self.volumes_client, volume['id'], 'awaiting-transfer')
@@ -81,6 +85,9 @@
         # Create a volume transfer
         transfer_id = self.client.create_volume_transfer(
             volume_id=volume['id'])['transfer']['id']
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        self.client.delete_volume_transfer,
+                        transfer_id)
         waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(
             self.volumes_client, volume['id'], 'awaiting-transfer')