diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images.py
index 2b1c4fb..2077d35 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         # NOTE(gmann): Skip if copy-image import method and multistore
         # are not available.
         if ('copy-image' not in available_import_methods or
-            not available_stores):
+            len(available_stores) < 2):
             raise self.skipException('Either copy-image import method or '
                                      'multistore is not available')
         uuid = data_utils.rand_uuid()