diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
index 27f6ccb..8eae085 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
@@ -88,18 +88,21 @@
         # Create/get volume type.
         body = {}
         name = data_utils.rand_name("volume-type")
+        description = data_utils.rand_name("volume-type-description")
         proto = CONF.volume.storage_protocol
         vendor = CONF.volume.vendor_name
         extra_specs = {"storage_protocol": proto,
                        "vendor_name": vendor}
-        body = self.create_volume_type(
-            name=name,
-            extra_specs=extra_specs)
+        body = self.create_volume_type(description=description, name=name,
+                                       extra_specs=extra_specs)
         self.assertIn('id', body)
         self.assertIn('name', body)
-        self.assertEqual(body['name'], name,
+        self.assertEqual(name, body['name'],
                          "The created volume_type name is not equal "
                          "to the requested name")
+        self.assertEqual(description, body['description'],
+                         "The created volume_type_description name is "
+                         "not equal to the requested name")
         self.assertTrue(body['id'] is not None,
                         "Field volume_type id is empty or not found.")
         fetched_volume_type = self.admin_volume_types_client.show_volume_type(