diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
index b90891b..c8726a2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
         resp, body = self.create_image(name='New Name',
                                        container_format='bare',
                                        disk_format='raw',
-                                       is_public=True,
+                                       is_public=False,
                                        properties=properties)
         self.assertIn('id', body)
         image_id = body.get('id')
         self.assertEqual('New Name', body.get('name'))
-        self.assertTrue(body.get('is_public'))
+        self.assertFalse(body.get('is_public'))
         self.assertEqual('queued', body.get('status'))
         for key, val in properties.items():
             self.assertEqual(val, body.get('properties')[key])
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@
         # Register a new remote image
         resp, body = self.create_image(name='New Remote Image',
                                        container_format='bare',
-                                       disk_format='raw', is_public=True,
+                                       disk_format='raw', is_public=False,
                                        location='http://example.com'
                                                 '/someimage.iso',
                                        properties={'key1': 'value1',
                                                    'key2': 'value2'})
         self.assertIn('id', body)
         self.assertEqual('New Remote Image', body.get('name'))
-        self.assertTrue(body.get('is_public'))
+        self.assertFalse(body.get('is_public'))
         self.assertEqual('active', body.get('status'))
         properties = body.get('properties')
         self.assertEqual(properties['key1'], 'value1')
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@
     def test_register_http_image(self):
         resp, body = self.create_image(name='New Http Image',
                                        container_format='bare',
-                                       disk_format='raw', is_public=True,
+                                       disk_format='raw', is_public=False,
                                        copy_from=CONF.image.http_image)
         self.assertIn('id', body)
         image_id = body.get('id')
         self.assertEqual('New Http Image', body.get('name'))
-        self.assertTrue(body.get('is_public'))
+        self.assertFalse(body.get('is_public'))
         self.client.wait_for_image_status(image_id, 'active')
         resp, body = self.client.get_image(image_id)
         self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200')
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@
         resp, body = self.create_image(name='New_image_with_min_ram',
                                        container_format='bare',
                                        disk_format='raw',
-                                       is_public=True,
+                                       is_public=False,
                                        min_ram=40,
                                        properties=properties)
         self.assertIn('id', body)
         self.assertEqual('New_image_with_min_ram', body.get('name'))
-        self.assertTrue(body.get('is_public'))
+        self.assertFalse(body.get('is_public'))
         self.assertEqual('queued', body.get('status'))
         self.assertEqual(40, body.get('min_ram'))
         for key, val in properties.items():
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
         resp, image = cls.create_image(name=name,
                                        container_format=container_format,
                                        disk_format=disk_format,
-                                       is_public=True,
+                                       is_public=False,
                                        location=location)
         image_id = image['id']
         return image_id
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
         resp, image = cls.create_image(name=name,
                                        container_format=container_format,
                                        disk_format=disk_format,
-                                       is_public=True, data=image_file)
+                                       is_public=False, data=image_file)
         image_id = image['id']
         return image_id
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
         resp, image = cls.create_image(name="Standard Image",
                                        container_format='ami',
                                        disk_format='ami',
-                                       is_public=True, data=image_file)
+                                       is_public=False, data=image_file)
         cls.image_id = image['id']
         cls.client.wait_for_image_status(image['id'], 'active')
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
         resp, image = cls.create_image(name=name,
                                        container_format=container_format,
                                        disk_format=disk_format,
-                                       is_public=True, data=image_file,
+                                       is_public=False, data=image_file,
                                        properties={'key1': 'value1'})
         image_id = image['id']
         return image_id
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
index 9eda13e..37dc163 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
@@ -40,15 +40,14 @@
         resp, body = self.create_image(name=image_name,
                                        container_format='bare',
                                        disk_format='raw',
-                                       visibility='public',
+                                       visibility='private',
                                        ramdisk_id=uuid)
-
         self.assertIn('id', body)
         image_id = body.get('id')
         self.assertIn('name', body)
         self.assertEqual(image_name, body['name'])
         self.assertIn('visibility', body)
-        self.assertEqual('public', body['visibility'])
+        self.assertEqual('private', body['visibility'])
         self.assertIn('status', body)
         self.assertEqual('queued', body['status'])
 
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@
         resp, body = self.client.create_image(name=image_name,
                                               container_format='bare',
                                               disk_format='raw',
-                                              visibility='public')
+                                              visibility='private')
         self.assertEqual(201, resp.status)
         image_id = body['id']
 
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@
         resp, body = self.client.create_image(name=image_name,
                                               container_format='bare',
                                               disk_format='iso',
-                                              visibility='public')
+                                              visibility='private')
         self.assertEqual(201, resp.status)
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, body['id'])
         self.assertEqual('queued', body['status'])
@@ -117,10 +116,8 @@
 
         # Update Image
         new_image_name = data_utils.rand_name('new-image')
-        new_visibility = 'private'
         resp, body = self.client.update_image(image_id, [
-            dict(replace='/name', value=new_image_name),
-            dict(replace='/visibility', value=new_visibility)])
+            dict(replace='/name', value=new_image_name)])
 
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
 
@@ -130,7 +127,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual(image_id, body['id'])
         self.assertEqual(new_image_name, body['name'])
-        self.assertEqual(new_visibility, body['visibility'])
 
 
 class ListImagesTest(base.BaseV2ImageTest):
@@ -164,7 +160,7 @@
         resp, body = cls.create_image(name=name,
                                       container_format=container_format,
                                       disk_format=disk_format,
-                                      visibility='public')
+                                      visibility='private')
         image_id = body['id']
         resp, body = cls.client.store_image(image_id, data=image_file)
 
@@ -206,8 +202,8 @@
 
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_list_images_param_visibility(self):
-        # Test to get all images with visibility = public
-        params = {"visibility": "public"}
+        # Test to get all images with visibility = private
+        params = {"visibility": "private"}
         self._list_by_param_value_and_assert(params)
 
     @test.attr(type='gate')
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags.py
index 504c0e8..dec3353 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     def test_update_delete_tags_for_image(self):
         resp, body = self.create_image(container_format='bare',
                                        disk_format='raw',
-                                       visibility='public')
+                                       visibility='private')
         image_id = body['id']
         tag = data_utils.rand_name('tag-')
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image_id)
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags_negative.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags_negative.py
index d8953d8..13cfa0a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags_negative.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         # Delete non existing tag.
         resp, body = self.create_image(container_format='bare',
                                        disk_format='raw',
-                                       visibility='public'
+                                       visibility='private'
                                        )
         image_id = body['id']
         tag = data_utils.rand_name('non-exist-tag-')
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index f83a4b8..40fbf05 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
             'name': name,
             'container_format': fmt,
             'disk_format': fmt,
-            'is_public': 'True',
+            'is_public': 'False',
         }
         params.update(properties)
         image = self.image_client.images.create(**params)