diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index 093754c..b060f15 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@
             except exceptions.NotFound:
                 # The image may have already been deleted which is OK.
                 pass
-            except Exception as exc:
-                LOG.info('Exception raised deleting image %s', image_id)
-                LOG.exception(exc)
+            except Exception:
+                LOG.exception('Exception raised deleting image %s' % image_id)
                 pass
 
     @classmethod
@@ -214,8 +213,8 @@
             try:
                 cls.servers_client.delete_server(server_id)
                 cls.servers_client.wait_for_server_termination(server_id)
-            except Exception as exc:
-                LOG.exception(exc)
+            except Exception:
+                LOG.exception('Failed to delete server %s' % server_id)
                 pass
         resp, server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE', **kwargs)
         cls.password = server['adminPass']
@@ -300,8 +299,8 @@
         try:
             cls.servers_client.delete_server(server_id)
             cls.servers_client.wait_for_server_termination(server_id)
-        except Exception as exc:
-            LOG.exception(exc)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception('Failed to delete server %s' % server_id)
             pass
         resp, server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE', **kwargs)
         cls.password = server['admin_password']
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
index c711bd5..26cc3f6 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@
         try:
             self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id,
                                                        'ACTIVE')
-        except Exception as exc:
-            LOG.exception(exc)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception('server %s timed out to become ACTIVE. rebuilding'
+                          % self.server_id)
             # Rebuild server if cannot reach the ACTIVE state
-            # Usually it means the server had a serius accident
+            # Usually it means the server had a serious accident
             self.__class__.server_id = self.rebuild_server(self.server_id)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
index b8a4304..5e235d1 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@
         try:
             self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id,
                                                        'ACTIVE')
-        except Exception as exc:
-            LOG.exception(exc)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception('server %s timed out to become ACTIVE. rebuilding'
+                          % self.server_id)
             # Rebuild server if cannot reach the ACTIVE state
-            # Usually it means the server had a serius accident
+            # Usually it means the server had a serious accident
             self._reset_server()
 
     def _reset_server(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_list_image_filters.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_list_image_filters.py
index ac2ecba..bfdd8b2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_list_image_filters.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_list_image_filters.py
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
             resp, cls.image2 = cls.create_image_from_server(
                 cls.server1['id'], wait_until='ACTIVE')
             cls.image2_id = cls.image2['id']
-        except Exception as exc:
-            LOG.exception(exc)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception('setUpClass failed')
             cls.tearDownClass()
             raise
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
index be735a4..49a2f74 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@
                 resp, volume = cls.client.get_volume(volume['id'])
                 cls.volume_list.append(volume)
                 cls.volume_id_list.append(volume['id'])
-            except Exception as exc:
-                LOG.exception(exc)
+            except Exception:
+                LOG.exception('Failed to create volume. %d volumes were '
+                              'created' % len(cls.volume_id_list))
                 if cls.volume_list:
                     # We could not create all the volumes, though we were able
                     # to create *some* of the volumes. This is typically
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@
                     for volid in cls.volume_id_list:
                         cls.client.delete_volume(volid)
                         cls.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volid)
-                raise exc
+                raise
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 33dd6c0..3618a14 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@
                     for ip_address in ip_addresses:
                         self._check_vm_connectivity(ip_address, ssh_login,
                                                     key.private_key)
-        except Exception as exc:
-            LOG.exception(exc)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception('Tenant connectivity check failed')
             debug.log_ip_ns()
-            raise exc
+            raise
 
     def _wait_for_floating_ip_association(self):
         ip_tracker = FloatingIPCheckTracker(self.compute_client,
@@ -263,10 +263,10 @@
                                             ssh_login,
                                             private_key,
                                             should_connect=should_connect)
-        except Exception as exc:
-            LOG.exception(exc)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception('Public network connectivity check failed')
             debug.log_ip_ns()
-            raise exc
+            raise
 
     def _disassociate_floating_ips(self):
         for floating_ip, server in self.floating_ips.iteritems():
diff --git a/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test.py b/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test.py
index 2f7a650..2ce5cce 100644
--- a/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test.py
+++ b/tempest/thirdparty/boto/test.py
@@ -245,20 +245,20 @@
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         """Calls the callables added by addResourceCleanUp,
-        when you overwire this function dont't forget to call this too.
+        when you overwrite this function don't forget to call this too.
         """
         fail_count = 0
         trash_keys = sorted(cls._resource_trash_bin, reverse=True)
         for key in trash_keys:
             (function, pos_args, kw_args) = cls._resource_trash_bin[key]
             try:
-                LOG.debug("Cleaning up: %s" %
-                          friendly_function_call_str(function, *pos_args,
-                                                     **kw_args))
+                func_name = friendly_function_call_str(function, *pos_args,
+                                                       **kw_args)
+                LOG.debug("Cleaning up: %s" % func_name)
                 function(*pos_args, **kw_args)
-            except BaseException as exc:
+            except BaseException:
                 fail_count += 1
-                LOG.exception(exc)
+                LOG.exception("Cleanup failed %s" % func_name)
             finally:
                 del cls._resource_trash_bin[key]
         super(BotoTestCase, cls).tearDownClass()
@@ -428,12 +428,12 @@
                     try:
                         bucket.delete_key(obj.key)
                         obj.close()
-                    except BaseException as exc:
-                        LOG.exception(exc)
+                    except BaseException:
+                        LOG.exception("Failed to delete key %s " % obj.key)
                         exc_num += 1
             conn.delete_bucket(bucket)
-        except BaseException as exc:
-            LOG.exception(exc)
+        except BaseException:
+            LOG.exception("Failed to destroy bucket %s " % bucket)
             exc_num += 1
         if exc_num:
             raise exceptions.TearDownException(num=exc_num)
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@
             try:
                 instance.terminate()
                 re_search_wait(_instance_state, "_GONE")
-            except BaseException as exc:
-                LOG.exception(exc)
+            except BaseException:
+                LOG.exception("Failed to terminate instance %s " % instance)
                 exc_num += 1
         if exc_num:
             raise exceptions.TearDownException(num=exc_num)
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@
             try:
                 if volume.status != "available":
                     volume.detach(force=True)
-            except BaseException as exc:
-                LOG.exception(exc)
+            except BaseException:
+                LOG.exception("Failed to detach volume %s" % volume)
                 # exc_num += 1 "nonlocal" not in python2
             return volume.status
 
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@
             re_search_wait(_volume_state, "available")  # not validates status
             LOG.info(_volume_state())
             volume.delete()
-        except BaseException as exc:
-            LOG.exception(exc)
+        except BaseException:
+            LOG.exception("Failed to delete volume %s" % volume)
             exc_num += 1
         if exc_num:
             raise exceptions.TearDownException(num=exc_num)