diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
index ad1ec70..8b074fd 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         for sz in [256, 257, 511, 1023]:
             key = "k" * sz
             meta = {key: 'data1'}
-            self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+            self.assertRaises((exceptions.BadRequest, exceptions.OverLimit),
                               self.create_test_server,
                               meta=meta)