diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
index acff7cd..b81a477 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     @test.services('compute')
     def test_force_detach_volume(self):
         # Create a server and a volume
-        server_id = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')['id']
+        server_id = self.create_server()['id']
         volume_id = self.create_volume()['id']
 
         # Attach volume
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index eace92d..8d66156 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
                 cls.snapshots_client.wait_for_resource_deletion,
                 snapshot)
 
-    def create_server(self, **kwargs):
+    def create_server(self, wait_until='ACTIVE', **kwargs):
         name = kwargs.pop(
             'name',
             data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + '-instance'))
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@
             self.os_primary,
             tenant_network=tenant_network,
             name=name,
+            wait_until=wait_until,
             **kwargs)
 
         self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
index 0e7f1e9..8541c6d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     @test.services('compute')
     def test_attach_detach_volume_to_instance(self):
         # Create a server
-        server = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = self.create_server()
         # Volume is attached and detached successfully from an instance
         self.volumes_client.attach_volume(self.volume['id'],
                                           instance_uuid=server['id'],
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     @test.services('compute')
     def test_get_volume_attachment(self):
         # Create a server
-        server = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = self.create_server()
         # Verify that a volume's attachment information is retrieved
         self.volumes_client.attach_volume(self.volume['id'],
                                           instance_uuid=server['id'],
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
index 5ad209c..da4324a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         volume = self.create_volume()
         self.addCleanup(self.volumes_client.delete_volume,
                         volume['id'])
-        server = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = self.create_server()
         # Attach volume to instance
         self.attach_volume(server['id'], volume['id'])
         # Create backup using force flag
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
index 9180088..4e19e62 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('f5e56b0a-5d02-43c1-a2a7-c9b792c2e3f6')
     @test.services('compute')
     def test_attach_volumes_with_nonexistent_volume_id(self):
-        server = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = self.create_server()
 
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
                           self.volumes_client.attach_volume,
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
index 99918eb..44c1def 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     @test.services('compute')
     def test_snapshot_create_delete_with_volume_in_use(self):
         # Create a test instance
-        server = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = self.create_server()
         self.attach_volume(server['id'], self.volume_origin['id'])
 
         # Snapshot a volume which attached to an instance with force=False
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         snapshot1 = self.create_snapshot(self.volume_origin['id'])
 
         # Create a server and attach it
-        server = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = self.create_server()
         self.attach_volume(server['id'], self.volume_origin['id'])
 
         # Now that the volume is attached, create another snapshots