diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups_negative.py b/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups_negative.py
index fa1f6ee..fb51e30 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups_negative.py
@@ -193,3 +193,22 @@
 class NegativeSecGroupIPv6Test(NegativeSecGroupTest):
     _ip_version = 6
     _tenant_network_cidr = CONF.network.tenant_network_v6_cidr
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_security_group_rule_wrong_ip_prefix_version(self):
+        group_create_body, _ = self._create_security_group()
+
+        # Create rule with bad remote_ip_prefix
+        pairs = ({'ethertype': 'IPv6',
+                  'ip_prefix': CONF.network.tenant_network_cidr},
+                 {'ethertype': 'IPv4',
+                  'ip_prefix': CONF.network.tenant_network_v6_cidr})
+        for pair in pairs:
+            self.assertRaisesRegexp(
+                exceptions.BadRequest,
+                "Conflicting value ethertype",
+                self.client.create_security_group_rule,
+                security_group_id=group_create_body['security_group']['id'],
+                protocol='tcp', direction='ingress',
+                ethertype=pair['ethertype'],
+                remote_ip_prefix=pair['ip_prefix'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
index 21d0a86..b7e9422 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
@@ -70,11 +70,14 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.servers_client.delete_server, server['id'])
         self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'], 'ACTIVE')
         mountpoint = '/dev/%s' % CONF.compute.volume_device_name
-        _, body = self.volumes_client.attach_volume(
-            self.volume_origin['id'], server['id'], mountpoint)
+        _, body = self.servers_client.attach_volume(
+            server['id'], self.volume_origin['id'], mountpoint)
         self.volumes_client.wait_for_volume_status(self.volume_origin['id'],
                                                    'in-use')
-        self.addCleanup(self._detach, self.volume_origin['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.volumes_client.wait_for_volume_status,
+                        self.volume_origin['id'], 'available')
+        self.addCleanup(self.servers_client.detach_volume, server['id'],
+                        self.volume_origin['id'])
         # Snapshot a volume even if it's attached to an instance
         snapshot = self.create_snapshot(self.volume_origin['id'],
                                         force=True)
diff --git a/tempest/auth.py b/tempest/auth.py
index 022a450..2550cfb 100644
--- a/tempest/auth.py
+++ b/tempest/auth.py
@@ -561,7 +561,10 @@
             raise exceptions.InvalidCredentials()
         creds = cls._get_default(credentials_type)
         if not creds.is_valid():
-            raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration()
+            msg = ("The %s credentials are incorrectly set in the config file."
+                   " Double check that all required values are assigned" %
+                   credentials_type)
+            raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(msg)
         return creds
 
     @classmethod