diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/json/identity_client.py b/tempest/services/identity/json/identity_client.py
index 68e7d4b..5b6eaa0 100644
--- a/tempest/services/identity/json/identity_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/json/identity_client.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         post_body = {
             'name': name,
             'description': kwargs.get('description', ''),
-            'enabled': kwargs.get('enabled', 'true'),
+            'enabled': kwargs.get('enabled', True),
         }
         post_body = json.dumps({'tenant': post_body})
         resp, body = self.post('tenants', post_body, self.headers)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/identity/admin/test_tenants.py b/tempest/tests/identity/admin/test_tenants.py
index 594afe8..6385cec 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/identity/admin/test_tenants.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/identity/admin/test_tenants.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
         t_desc2 = rand_name('desc2-')
         resp, body = self.client.update_tenant(t_id, description=t_desc2)
         st2 = resp['status']
-        resp2_desc = body['extra']['description']
+        resp2_desc = body['description']
         self.assertTrue(st2.startswith('2'))
         self.assertNotEqual(resp1_desc, resp2_desc)
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
         t_en2 = True
         resp, body = self.client.update_tenant(t_id, enabled=t_en2)
         st2 = resp['status']
-        resp2_en = body['extra']['enabled']
+        resp2_en = body['enabled']
         self.assertTrue(st2.startswith('2'))
         self.assertNotEqual(resp1_en, resp2_en)