diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_negative.py
index 8f6ede9..8706566 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_negative.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         resp = {}
         resp['status'] = None
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.create_image_from_server,
-                          '!@#$%^&*()', name=name, meta=meta)
+                          '!@$%^&*()', name=name, meta=meta)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('ec176029-73dc-4037-8d72-2e4ff60cf538')