diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 1d571c0..95a4884 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@
 # value)
 #catalog_type=baremetal
 
+# The endpoint type to use for the baremetal provisioning
+# service. (string value)
+#endpoint_type=publicURL
+
 
 [boto]
 
@@ -378,6 +382,10 @@
 # Catalog type of the data processing service. (string value)
 #catalog_type=data_processing
 
+# The endpoint type to use for the data processing service.
+# (string value)
+#endpoint_type=publicURL
+
 
 [debug]
 
@@ -816,6 +824,10 @@
 # Catalog type of the Telemetry service. (string value)
 #catalog_type=metering
 
+# The endpoint type to use for the telemetry service. (string
+# value)
+#endpoint_type=publicURL
+
 
 [volume]
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/test_live_block_migration_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/test_live_block_migration_negative.py
index da0e4c4..e1a264e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/test_live_block_migration_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/test_live_block_migration_negative.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     def _migrate_server_to(self, server_id, dest_host):
         _resp, body = self.admin_servers_client.live_migrate_server(
             server_id, dest_host,
-            self.config.compute_feature_enabled.
+            CONF.compute_feature_enabled.
             block_migration_for_live_migration)
         return body
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_live_block_migration_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_live_block_migration_negative.py
index 4d820d8..9e07478 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_live_block_migration_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/test_live_block_migration_negative.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     def _migrate_server_to(self, server_id, dest_host):
         _resp, body = self.admin_servers_client.live_migrate_server(
             server_id, dest_host,
-            self.config.compute_feature_enabled.
+            CONF.compute_feature_enabled.
             block_migration_for_live_migration)
         return body
 
diff --git a/tempest/auth.py b/tempest/auth.py
index e1ba13b..8cb3b2c 100644
--- a/tempest/auth.py
+++ b/tempest/auth.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
             path = "/" + filters['api_version']
             noversion_path = "/".join(parts.path.split("/")[2:])
             if noversion_path != "":
-                path += noversion_path
+                path += "/" + noversion_path
             _base_url = _base_url.replace(parts.path, path)
         if filters.get('skip_path', None) is not None:
             _base_url = _base_url.replace(parts.path, "/")
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index ad91494..05a493c 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -541,6 +541,11 @@
     cfg.StrOpt('catalog_type',
                default='metering',
                help="Catalog type of the Telemetry service."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
+               default='publicURL',
+               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
+                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
+               help="The endpoint type to use for the telemetry service."),
 ]
 
 
@@ -563,7 +568,13 @@
 DataProcessingGroup = [
     cfg.StrOpt('catalog_type',
                default='data_processing',
-               help="Catalog type of the data processing service.")
+               help="Catalog type of the data processing service."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
+               default='publicURL',
+               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
+                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
+               help="The endpoint type to use for the data processing "
+                    "service."),
 ]
 
 
@@ -761,6 +772,12 @@
     cfg.StrOpt('catalog_type',
                default='baremetal',
                help="Catalog type of the baremetal provisioning service."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
+               default='publicURL',
+               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
+                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
+               help="The endpoint type to use for the baremetal provisioning "
+                    "service."),
 ]
 
 cli_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='cli', title="cli Configuration Options")
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 56fdcc8..4c3a01c 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -225,8 +225,9 @@
             # so case sensitive comparisons can really mess things
             # up.
             if new_status.lower() == error_status.lower():
-                message = ("%s failed to get to expected status. "
-                           "In %s state.") % (thing, new_status)
+                message = ("%s failed to get to expected status (%s). "
+                           "In %s state.") % (thing, expected_status,
+                                              new_status)
                 raise exceptions.BuildErrorException(message,
                                                      server_id=thing_id)
             elif new_status == expected_status and expected_status is not None:
diff --git a/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_volumes.py b/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_volumes.py
index a493fda..6a771e5 100644
--- a/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_volumes.py
+++ b/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test_ec2_volumes.py
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest import test
 from tempest.thirdparty.boto import test as boto_test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -30,6 +32,11 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(EC2VolumesTest, cls).setUpClass()
+
+        if not CONF.service_available.cinder:
+            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as Cinder is not available" % cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+
         cls.client = cls.os.ec2api_client
         cls.zone = cls.client.get_good_zone()