diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
index ee72163..e8f3f8b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
@@ -36,10 +36,14 @@
     using HA proxy sync the deletion properly, otherwise, the container
     might fail to be deleted because it's not empty.
 
-    :param containers: List of containers to be deleted
+    :param containers: List of containers(or string of a container)
+                       to be deleted
     :param container_client: Client to be used to delete containers
     :param object_client: Client to be used to delete objects
     """
+    if isinstance(containers, str):
+        containers = [containers]
+
     for cont in containers:
         try:
             params = {'limit': 9999, 'format': 'json'}
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
index 6294994..d5358ab 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
@@ -34,7 +34,20 @@
 
     VOLUME_FIELDS = ('id', 'name')
 
-    def assertVolumesIn(self, fetched_list, expected_list, fields=None):
+    @classmethod
+    def _remove_volatile_fields(cls, fetched_list):
+        """Remove fields that should not be compared.
+
+        This method makes sure that Tempest does not compare e.g.
+        the volume's "updated_at" field that may change for any reason
+        internal to the operation of Cinder.
+        """
+        for volume in fetched_list:
+            for field in ('updated_at',):
+                if field in volume:
+                    del volume[field]
+
+    def _assert_volumes_in(self, fetched_list, expected_list, fields=None):
         """Check out the list.
 
         This function is aim at check out whether all of the volumes in
@@ -45,6 +58,8 @@
             expected_list = map(fieldsgetter, expected_list)
             fetched_list = [fieldsgetter(item) for item in fetched_list]
 
+        # Hopefully the expected_list has already been cleaned.
+        self._remove_volatile_fields(fetched_list)
         missing_vols = [v for v in expected_list if v not in fetched_list]
         if not missing_vols:
             return
@@ -72,6 +87,7 @@
             volume = cls.volumes_client.show_volume(volume['id'])['volume']
             cls.volume_list.append(volume)
             cls.volume_id_list.append(volume['id'])
+        cls._remove_volatile_fields(cls.volume_list)
 
     def _list_by_param_value_and_assert(self, params, with_detail=False):
         """list or list_details with given params and validates result"""
@@ -103,15 +119,15 @@
         # Get a list of Volumes
         # Fetch all volumes
         fetched_list = self.volumes_client.list_volumes()['volumes']
-        self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list,
-                             fields=self.VOLUME_FIELDS)
+        self._assert_volumes_in(fetched_list, self.volume_list,
+                                fields=self.VOLUME_FIELDS)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('adcbb5a7-5ad8-4b61-bd10-5380e111a877')
     def test_volume_list_with_details(self):
         # Get a list of Volumes with details
         # Fetch all Volumes
         fetched_list = self.volumes_client.list_volumes(detail=True)['volumes']
-        self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list)
+        self._assert_volumes_in(fetched_list, self.volume_list)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('a28e8da4-0b56-472f-87a8-0f4d3f819c02')
     def test_volume_list_by_name(self):
@@ -137,8 +153,8 @@
         fetched_list = self.volumes_client.list_volumes(
             params=params)['volumes']
         self._list_by_param_value_and_assert(params)
-        self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list,
-                             fields=self.VOLUME_FIELDS)
+        self._assert_volumes_in(fetched_list, self.volume_list,
+                                fields=self.VOLUME_FIELDS)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('2943f712-71ec-482a-bf49-d5ca06216b9f')
     def test_volumes_list_details_by_status(self):
@@ -147,7 +163,7 @@
             detail=True, params=params)['volumes']
         for volume in fetched_list:
             self.assertEqual('available', volume['status'])
-        self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list)
+        self._assert_volumes_in(fetched_list, self.volume_list)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('2016a942-3020-40d7-95ce-7613bf8407ce')
     def test_volumes_list_by_bootable(self):
@@ -160,8 +176,8 @@
         fetched_list = self.volumes_client.list_volumes(
             params=params)['volumes']
         self._list_by_param_value_and_assert(params)
-        self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list,
-                             fields=self.VOLUME_FIELDS)
+        self._assert_volumes_in(fetched_list, self.volume_list,
+                                fields=self.VOLUME_FIELDS)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('2016a939-72ec-482a-bf49-d5ca06216b9f')
     def test_volumes_list_details_by_bootable(self):
@@ -170,7 +186,7 @@
             detail=True, params=params)['volumes']
         for volume in fetched_list:
             self.assertEqual('false', volume['bootable'])
-        self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list)
+        self._assert_volumes_in(fetched_list, self.volume_list)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('c0cfa863-3020-40d7-b587-e35f597d5d87')
     def test_volumes_list_by_availability_zone(self):
@@ -180,8 +196,8 @@
         fetched_list = self.volumes_client.list_volumes(
             params=params)['volumes']
         self._list_by_param_value_and_assert(params)
-        self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list,
-                             fields=self.VOLUME_FIELDS)
+        self._assert_volumes_in(fetched_list, self.volume_list,
+                                fields=self.VOLUME_FIELDS)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('e1b80d13-94f0-4ba2-a40e-386af29f8db1')
     def test_volumes_list_details_by_availability_zone(self):
@@ -192,7 +208,7 @@
             detail=True, params=params)['volumes']
         for volume in fetched_list:
             self.assertEqual(zone, volume['availability_zone'])
-        self.assertVolumesIn(fetched_list, self.volume_list)
+        self._assert_volumes_in(fetched_list, self.volume_list)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('b5ebea1b-0603-40a0-bb41-15fcd0a53214')
     def test_volume_list_with_param_metadata(self):