diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index f01657b..5ce41c8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -226,6 +226,35 @@
 
         self.client.start_server(self.server_id)
 
+    @test.idempotent_id('b68bd8d6-855d-4212-b59b-2e704044dace')
+    @test.services('volume')
+    def test_rebuild_server_with_volume_attached(self):
+        # create a new volume and attach it to the server
+        volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(
+            size=CONF.volume.volume_size)
+        volume = volume['volume']
+        self.addCleanup(self.volumes_client.delete_volume, volume['id'])
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.volumes_client, volume['id'],
+                                       'available')
+
+        self.client.attach_volume(self.server_id, volumeId=volume['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(waiters.wait_for_volume_status, self.volumes_client,
+                        volume['id'], 'available')
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.detach_volume,
+                        self.server_id, volume['id'])
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.volumes_client, volume['id'],
+                                       'in-use')
+
+        # run general rebuild test
+        self.test_rebuild_server()
+
+        # make sure the volume is attached to the instance after rebuild
+        vol_after_rebuild = self.volumes_client.show_volume(volume['id'])
+        vol_after_rebuild = vol_after_rebuild['volume']
+        self.assertEqual('in-use', vol_after_rebuild['status'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.server_id,
+                         vol_after_rebuild['attachments'][0]['server_id'])
+
     def _test_resize_server_confirm(self, stop=False):
         # The server's RAM and disk space should be modified to that of
         # the provided flavor
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_users_negative.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_users_negative.py
index 46ecba1..5fda4c14 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_users_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_users_negative.py
@@ -83,13 +83,14 @@
         token = self.client.auth_provider.get_token()
         # Delete the token from database
         self.client.delete_token(token)
+
+        # Unset the token to allow further tests to generate a new token
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.auth_provider.clear_auth)
+
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Unauthorized, self.users_client.create_user,
                           self.alt_user, self.alt_password,
                           self.data.tenant['id'], self.alt_email)
 
-        # Unset the token to allow further tests to generate a new token
-        self.client.auth_provider.clear_auth()
-
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('23a2f3da-4a1a-41da-abdd-632328a861ad')
     def test_create_user_with_enabled_non_bool(self):
@@ -119,11 +120,12 @@
         token = self.client.auth_provider.get_token()
         # Delete the token from database
         self.client.delete_token(token)
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Unauthorized, self.users_client.update_user,
-                          self.alt_user)
 
         # Unset the token to allow further tests to generate a new token
-        self.client.auth_provider.clear_auth()
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.auth_provider.clear_auth)
+
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Unauthorized, self.users_client.update_user,
+                          self.alt_user)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('424868d5-18a7-43e1-8903-a64f95ee3aac')
@@ -159,11 +161,12 @@
         token = self.client.auth_provider.get_token()
         # Delete the token from database
         self.client.delete_token(token)
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Unauthorized, self.users_client.delete_user,
-                          self.alt_user)
 
         # Unset the token to allow further tests to generate a new token
-        self.client.auth_provider.clear_auth()
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.auth_provider.clear_auth)
+
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Unauthorized, self.users_client.delete_user,
+                          self.alt_user)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('593a4981-f6d4-460a-99a1-57a78bf20829')
@@ -229,8 +232,11 @@
         # Request to get list of users without a valid token should fail
         token = self.client.auth_provider.get_token()
         self.client.delete_token(token)
+
+        # Unset the token to allow further tests to generate a new token
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.auth_provider.clear_auth)
+
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Unauthorized, self.users_client.list_users)
-        self.client.auth_provider.clear_auth()
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('f5d39046-fc5f-425c-b29e-bac2632da28e')
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
index cad22f3..b2f12ca 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('01752c1c-0275-4de3-9e5b-876e44541928')
     def test_list_image_metadata(self):
         # All metadata key/value pairs for an image should be returned
-        resp_metadata = self.client.get_image_meta(self.image_id)
+        resp_metadata = self.client.check_image(self.image_id)
         expected = {'key1': 'value1'}
         self.assertEqual(expected, resp_metadata['properties'])
 
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@
     def test_update_image_metadata(self):
         # The metadata for the image should match the updated values
         req_metadata = {'key1': 'alt1', 'key2': 'value2'}
-        metadata = self.client.get_image_meta(self.image_id)
+        metadata = self.client.check_image(self.image_id)
         self.assertEqual(metadata['properties'], {'key1': 'value1'})
         metadata['properties'].update(req_metadata)
         metadata = self.client.update_image(
             self.image_id, properties=metadata['properties'])['image']
 
-        resp_metadata = self.client.get_image_meta(self.image_id)
+        resp_metadata = self.client.check_image(self.image_id)
         expected = {'key1': 'alt1', 'key2': 'value2'}
         self.assertEqual(expected, resp_metadata['properties'])
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 956fe88..262ec50 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
             thing_id=image_id, thing_id_param='id',
             cleanup_callable=self.delete_wrapper,
             cleanup_args=[_image_client.delete_image, image_id])
-        snapshot_image = _image_client.get_image_meta(image_id)
+        snapshot_image = _image_client.check_image(image_id)
 
         bdm = snapshot_image.get('properties', {}).get('block_device_mapping')
         if bdm:
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index b9fdd18..f0ae223 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -754,10 +754,10 @@
         The test steps are :
         1. Create a new network.
         2. Connect (hotplug) the VM to a new network.
-        3. Check the VM can ping the DHCP interface of this network.
+        3. Check the VM can ping a server on the new network ("peer")
         4. Spoof the mac address of the new VM interface.
         5. Check the Security Group enforces mac spoofing and blocks pings via
-           spoofed interface (VM cannot ping the DHCP interface).
+           spoofed interface (VM cannot ping the peer).
         6. Disable port-security of the spoofed port- set the flag to false.
         7. Retest 3rd step and check that the Security Group allows pings via
         the spoofed interface.
@@ -778,18 +778,18 @@
         ssh_client = self.get_remote_client(fip.floating_ip_address,
                                             private_key=private_key)
         spoof_nic = ssh_client.get_nic_name_by_mac(spoof_port["mac_address"])
-        dhcp_ports = self._list_ports(device_owner="network:dhcp",
-                                      network_id=self.new_net["id"])
-        new_net_dhcp = dhcp_ports[0]["fixed_ips"][0]["ip_address"]
-        self._check_remote_connectivity(ssh_client, dest=new_net_dhcp,
+        name = data_utils.rand_name('peer')
+        peer = self._create_server(name, self.new_net)
+        peer_address = peer['addresses'][self.new_net.name][0]['addr']
+        self._check_remote_connectivity(ssh_client, dest=peer_address,
                                         nic=spoof_nic, should_succeed=True)
         ssh_client.set_mac_address(spoof_nic, spoof_mac)
         new_mac = ssh_client.get_mac_address(nic=spoof_nic)
         self.assertEqual(spoof_mac, new_mac)
-        self._check_remote_connectivity(ssh_client, dest=new_net_dhcp,
+        self._check_remote_connectivity(ssh_client, dest=peer_address,
                                         nic=spoof_nic, should_succeed=False)
         self.ports_client.update_port(spoof_port["id"],
                                       port_security_enabled=False,
                                       security_groups=[])
-        self._check_remote_connectivity(ssh_client, dest=new_net_dhcp,
+        self._check_remote_connectivity(ssh_client, dest=peer_address,
                                         nic=spoof_nic, should_succeed=True)
diff --git a/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py b/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py
index e29ff89..7274e5f 100644
--- a/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@
         body = json.loads(body)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
-    def get_image_meta(self, image_id):
+    def check_image(self, image_id):
+        """Check image metadata."""
         url = 'v1/images/%s' % image_id
         resp, __ = self.head(url)
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
     def show_image(self, image_id):
+        """Get image details plus the image itself."""
         url = 'v1/images/%s' % image_id
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
-            if self.get_image_meta(id)['status'] == 'deleted':
+            if self.check_image(id)['status'] == 'deleted':
                 return True
         except lib_exc.NotFound:
             return True
@@ -257,17 +259,11 @@
         self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp)
 
-    # NOTE(afazekas): just for the wait function
-    def _get_image_status(self, image_id):
-        meta = self.get_image_meta(image_id)
-        status = meta['status']
-        return status
-
     # NOTE(afazkas): Wait reinvented again. It is not in the correct layer
     def wait_for_image_status(self, image_id, status):
         """Waits for a Image to reach a given status."""
         start_time = time.time()
-        old_value = value = self._get_image_status(image_id)
+        old_value = value = self.check_image(image_id)['status']
         while True:
             dtime = time.time() - start_time
             time.sleep(self.build_interval)
@@ -292,4 +288,4 @@
                 raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
             time.sleep(self.build_interval)
             old_value = value
-            value = self._get_image_status(image_id)
+            value = self.check_image(image_id)['status']