diff --git a/tempest/api/image/admin/v2/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/admin/v2/test_images.py
index c719b7a..9844a67 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/admin/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/admin/v2/test_images.py
@@ -34,27 +34,26 @@
     def test_admin_deactivate_reactivate_image(self):
         # Create image by non-admin tenant
         image_name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
-        body = self.client.create_image(name=image_name,
-                                        container_format='bare',
-                                        disk_format='raw',
-                                        visibility='private')
-        image_id = body['id']
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image_id)
+        image = self.client.create_image(name=image_name,
+                                         container_format='bare',
+                                         disk_format='raw',
+                                         visibility='private')
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image['id'])
         # upload an image file
         content = data_utils.random_bytes()
         image_file = six.BytesIO(content)
-        self.client.store_image_file(image_id, image_file)
+        self.client.store_image_file(image['id'], image_file)
         # deactivate image
-        self.admin_client.deactivate_image(image_id)
-        body = self.client.show_image(image_id)
+        self.admin_client.deactivate_image(image['id'])
+        body = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
         self.assertEqual("deactivated", body['status'])
         # non-admin user unable to download deactivated image
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Forbidden, self.client.show_image_file,
-                          image_id)
+                          image['id'])
         # reactivate image
-        self.admin_client.reactivate_image(image_id)
-        body = self.client.show_image(image_id)
+        self.admin_client.reactivate_image(image['id'])
+        body = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
         self.assertEqual("active", body['status'])
         # non-admin user able to download image after reactivation by admin
-        body = self.client.show_image_file(image_id)
+        body = self.client.show_image_file(image['id'])
         self.assertEqual(content, body.data)
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/base.py b/tempest/api/image/base.py
index f74f97b..26b88b0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/base.py
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@
                                   disk_format='raw',
                                   is_public=False,
                                   data=image_file)
-        image_id = image['id']
-        return image_id
+        return image['id']
 
 
 class BaseV2ImageTest(BaseImageTest):
@@ -183,9 +182,8 @@
         image = self.client.create_image(name=name,
                                          container_format='bare',
                                          disk_format='raw')
-        image_id = image['id']
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image_id)
-        return image_id
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image['id'])
+        return image['id']
 
 
 class BaseV1ImageAdminTest(BaseImageTest):
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
index 712b34b..695efb5 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
@@ -49,22 +49,21 @@
         # Register, then upload an image
         properties = {'prop1': 'val1'}
         container_format, disk_format = get_container_and_disk_format()
-        body = self.create_image(name='New Name',
-                                 container_format=container_format,
-                                 disk_format=disk_format,
-                                 is_public=False,
-                                 properties=properties)
-        self.assertIn('id', body)
-        image_id = body.get('id')
-        self.assertEqual('New Name', body.get('name'))
-        self.assertFalse(body.get('is_public'))
-        self.assertEqual('queued', body.get('status'))
+        image = self.create_image(name='New Name',
+                                  container_format=container_format,
+                                  disk_format=disk_format,
+                                  is_public=False,
+                                  properties=properties)
+        self.assertIn('id', image)
+        self.assertEqual('New Name', image.get('name'))
+        self.assertFalse(image.get('is_public'))
+        self.assertEqual('queued', image.get('status'))
         for key, val in properties.items():
-            self.assertEqual(val, body.get('properties')[key])
+            self.assertEqual(val, image.get('properties')[key])
 
         # Now try uploading an image file
         image_file = six.BytesIO(data_utils.random_bytes())
-        body = self.client.update_image(image_id, data=image_file)['image']
+        body = self.client.update_image(image['id'], data=image_file)['image']
         self.assertIn('size', body)
         self.assertEqual(1024, body.get('size'))
 
@@ -89,16 +88,15 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('6d0e13a7-515b-460c-b91f-9f4793f09816')
     def test_register_http_image(self):
         container_format, disk_format = get_container_and_disk_format()
-        body = self.create_image(name='New Http Image',
-                                 container_format=container_format,
-                                 disk_format=disk_format, 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.assertFalse(body.get('is_public'))
-        waiters.wait_for_image_status(self.client, image_id, 'active')
-        self.client.show_image(image_id)
+        image = self.create_image(name='New Http Image',
+                                  container_format=container_format,
+                                  disk_format=disk_format, is_public=False,
+                                  copy_from=CONF.image.http_image)
+        self.assertIn('id', image)
+        self.assertEqual('New Http Image', image.get('name'))
+        self.assertFalse(image.get('is_public'))
+        waiters.wait_for_image_status(self.client, image['id'], 'active')
+        self.client.show_image(image['id'])
 
     @test.idempotent_id('05b19d55-140c-40d0-b36b-fafd774d421b')
     def test_register_image_with_min_ram(self):
@@ -188,8 +186,7 @@
                                  disk_format=disk_format,
                                  is_public=False,
                                  location=location)
-        image_id = image['id']
-        return image_id
+        return image['id']
 
     @classmethod
     def _create_standard_image(cls, name, container_format,
@@ -205,8 +202,7 @@
                                  container_format=container_format,
                                  disk_format=disk_format,
                                  is_public=False, data=image_file)
-        image_id = image['id']
-        return image_id
+        return image['id']
 
     @test.idempotent_id('246178ab-3b33-4212-9a4b-a7fe8261794d')
     def test_index_no_params(self):
@@ -301,8 +297,7 @@
                                  disk_format=disk_format,
                                  is_public=False, data=image_file,
                                  properties={'key1': 'value1'})
-        image_id = image['id']
-        return image_id
+        return image['id']
 
     @test.idempotent_id('01752c1c-0275-4de3-9e5b-876e44541928')
     def test_list_image_metadata(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
index f363d34..aff8a78 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
@@ -44,35 +44,34 @@
         image_name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
         container_format = CONF.image.container_formats[0]
         disk_format = CONF.image.disk_formats[0]
-        body = self.create_image(name=image_name,
-                                 container_format=container_format,
-                                 disk_format=disk_format,
-                                 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('private', body['visibility'])
-        self.assertIn('status', body)
-        self.assertEqual('queued', body['status'])
+        image = self.create_image(name=image_name,
+                                  container_format=container_format,
+                                  disk_format=disk_format,
+                                  visibility='private',
+                                  ramdisk_id=uuid)
+        self.assertIn('id', image)
+        self.assertIn('name', image)
+        self.assertEqual(image_name, image['name'])
+        self.assertIn('visibility', image)
+        self.assertEqual('private', image['visibility'])
+        self.assertIn('status', image)
+        self.assertEqual('queued', image['status'])
 
         # Now try uploading an image file
         file_content = data_utils.random_bytes()
         image_file = six.BytesIO(file_content)
-        self.client.store_image_file(image_id, image_file)
+        self.client.store_image_file(image['id'], image_file)
 
         # Now try to get image details
-        body = self.client.show_image(image_id)
-        self.assertEqual(image_id, body['id'])
+        body = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(image['id'], body['id'])
         self.assertEqual(image_name, body['name'])
         self.assertEqual(uuid, body['ramdisk_id'])
         self.assertIn('size', body)
         self.assertEqual(1024, body.get('size'))
 
         # Now try get image file
-        body = self.client.show_image_file(image_id)
+        body = self.client.show_image_file(image['id'])
         self.assertEqual(file_content, body.data)
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
@@ -84,20 +83,18 @@
         image_name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
         container_format = CONF.image.container_formats[0]
         disk_format = CONF.image.disk_formats[0]
-        body = self.client.create_image(name=image_name,
-                                        container_format=container_format,
-                                        disk_format=disk_format,
-                                        visibility='private')
-        image_id = body['id']
-
+        image = self.client.create_image(name=image_name,
+                                         container_format=container_format,
+                                         disk_format=disk_format,
+                                         visibility='private')
         # Delete Image
-        self.client.delete_image(image_id)
-        self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image_id)
+        self.client.delete_image(image['id'])
+        self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image['id'])
 
         # Verifying deletion
         images = self.client.list_images()['images']
         images_id = [item['id'] for item in images]
-        self.assertNotIn(image_id, images_id)
+        self.assertNotIn(image['id'], images_id)
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     @test.idempotent_id('f66891a7-a35c-41a8-b590-a065c2a1caa6')
@@ -108,27 +105,26 @@
         image_name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
         container_format = CONF.image.container_formats[0]
         disk_format = CONF.image.disk_formats[0]
-        body = self.client.create_image(name=image_name,
-                                        container_format=container_format,
-                                        disk_format=disk_format,
-                                        visibility='private')
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, body['id'])
-        self.assertEqual('queued', body['status'])
-        image_id = body['id']
+        image = self.client.create_image(name=image_name,
+                                         container_format=container_format,
+                                         disk_format=disk_format,
+                                         visibility='private')
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('queued', image['status'])
 
         # Now try uploading an image file
         image_file = six.BytesIO(data_utils.random_bytes())
-        self.client.store_image_file(image_id, image_file)
+        self.client.store_image_file(image['id'], image_file)
 
         # Update Image
         new_image_name = data_utils.rand_name('new-image')
-        body = self.client.update_image(image_id, [
+        body = self.client.update_image(image['id'], [
             dict(replace='/name', value=new_image_name)])
 
         # Verifying updating
 
-        body = self.client.show_image(image_id)
-        self.assertEqual(image_id, body['id'])
+        body = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(image['id'], body['id'])
         self.assertEqual(new_image_name, body['name'])
 
 
@@ -162,14 +158,13 @@
         size = random.randint(1024, 4096)
         image_file = six.BytesIO(data_utils.random_bytes(size))
         name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
-        body = cls.create_image(name=name,
-                                container_format=container_format,
-                                disk_format=disk_format,
-                                visibility='private')
-        image_id = body['id']
-        cls.client.store_image_file(image_id, data=image_file)
+        image = cls.create_image(name=name,
+                                 container_format=container_format,
+                                 disk_format=disk_format,
+                                 visibility='private')
+        cls.client.store_image_file(image['id'], data=image_file)
 
-        return image_id
+        return image['id']
 
     def _list_by_param_value_and_assert(self, params):
         """Perform list action with given params and validates result."""
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_negative.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_negative.py
index f60fb0c..cd1bca0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_negative.py
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@
     def test_get_delete_deleted_image(self):
         # get and delete the deleted image
         # create and delete image
-        body = self.client.create_image(name='test',
-                                        container_format='bare',
-                                        disk_format='raw')
-        image_id = body['id']
-        self.client.delete_image(image_id)
-        self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image_id)
+        image = self.client.create_image(name='test',
+                                         container_format='bare',
+                                         disk_format='raw')
+        self.client.delete_image(image['id'])
+        self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image['id'])
 
         # get the deleted image
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.client.show_image, image_id)
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
+                          self.client.show_image, image['id'])
 
         # delete the deleted image
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
-                          image_id)
+                          image['id'])
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('6fe40f1c-57bd-4918-89cc-8500f850f3de')
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags.py
index 42a4b87..03f29bd 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags.py
@@ -21,19 +21,18 @@
 
     @test.idempotent_id('10407036-6059-4f95-a2cd-cbbbee7ed329')
     def test_update_delete_tags_for_image(self):
-        body = self.create_image(container_format='bare',
-                                 disk_format='raw',
-                                 visibility='private')
-        image_id = body['id']
+        image = self.create_image(container_format='bare',
+                                  disk_format='raw',
+                                  visibility='private')
         tag = data_utils.rand_name('tag')
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image['id'])
 
         # Creating image tag and verify it.
-        self.client.add_image_tag(image_id, tag)
-        body = self.client.show_image(image_id)
+        self.client.add_image_tag(image['id'], tag)
+        body = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
         self.assertIn(tag, body['tags'])
 
         # Deleting image tag and verify it.
-        self.client.delete_image_tag(image_id, tag)
-        body = self.client.show_image(image_id)
+        self.client.delete_image_tag(image['id'], tag)
+        body = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
         self.assertNotIn(tag, body['tags'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags_negative.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags_negative.py
index dd5650f..af4ffcf 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_tags_negative.py
@@ -33,12 +33,11 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('39c023a2-325a-433a-9eea-649bf1414b19')
     def test_delete_non_existing_tag(self):
         # Delete non existing tag.
-        body = self.create_image(container_format='bare',
-                                 disk_format='raw',
-                                 visibility='private'
-                                 )
-        image_id = body['id']
+        image = self.create_image(container_format='bare',
+                                  disk_format='raw',
+                                  visibility='private'
+                                  )
         tag = data_utils.rand_name('non-exist-tag')
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image['id'])
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.client.delete_image_tag,
-                          image_id, tag)
+                          image['id'], tag)