diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
index 8b617ac..bbf6db2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
@@ -75,10 +75,11 @@
         return body
 
     @classmethod
-    def create_image(cls, client):
-        body = client.create_image(
-            name=data_utils.rand_name('image'), container_format='bare',
-            disk_format='raw', visibility='private')
+    def create_image(cls, client, **kwargs):
+        body = client.create_image(name=data_utils.rand_name('image'),
+                                   container_format='bare',
+                                   disk_format='raw',
+                                   **kwargs)
         # TODO(jswarren) Move ['image'] up to initial body value assignment
         # once both v1 and v2 glance clients include the full response
         # object.
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py
index 7511505..a575125 100644
--- a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py
+++ b/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     @testtools.skipIf(not CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1,
                       "Glance api v1 is disabled")
     def test_check_glance_v1_notifications(self):
-        body = self.create_image(self.image_client)
+        body = self.create_image(self.image_client, is_public=False)
         self.image_client.update_image(body['id'], data='data')
 
         query = 'resource', 'eq', body['id']
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     @testtools.skipIf(not CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v2,
                       "Glance api v2 is disabled")
     def test_check_glance_v2_notifications(self):
-        body = self.create_image(self.image_client_v2)
+        body = self.create_image(self.image_client_v2, visibility='private')
 
         self.image_client_v2.store_image_file(body['id'], "file")
         self.image_client_v2.show_image_file(body['id'])