diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_glance_http.py b/tempest/tests/test_glance_http.py
index 7850ee4..71aa395 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_glance_http.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_glance_http.py
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@
         resp, body = self.client.raw_request('PUT', '/images', body=req_body)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual('fake_response_body', body.read())
-        httplib.HTTPConnection.send.assert_call_count(req_body.tell())
+        call_count = httplib.HTTPConnection.send.call_count
+        self.assertEqual(call_count - 1, req_body.tell())
 
     def test_get_connection_class_for_https(self):
         conn_class = self.client.get_connection_class('https')