diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_http.py b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_http.py
index a292209..02436e0 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_http.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_http.py
@@ -12,57 +12,158 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import urllib3
+
 from tempest.lib.common import http
 from tempest.tests import base
 
 
+CERT_NONE = 'CERT_NONE'
+CERT_REQUIRED = 'CERT_REQUIRED'
+CERT_LOCATION = '/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt'
+PROXY_URL = 'http://myproxy:3128'
+REQUEST_URL = 'http://10.0.0.107:5000/v2.0'
+REQUEST_METHOD = 'GET'
+
+
 class TestClosingHttp(base.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestClosingHttp, self).setUp()
-        self.cert_none = "CERT_NONE"
-        self.cert_location = "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
 
-    def test_constructor_invalid_ca_certs_and_timeout(self):
-        connection = http.ClosingHttp(
-            disable_ssl_certificate_validation=False,
-            ca_certs=None,
-            timeout=None)
-        for attr in ('cert_reqs', 'ca_certs', 'timeout'):
-            self.assertNotIn(attr, connection.connection_pool_kw)
+    def closing_http(self, **kwargs):
+        return http.ClosingHttp(**kwargs)
 
-    def test_constructor_valid_ca_certs(self):
-        cert_required = 'CERT_REQUIRED'
-        connection = http.ClosingHttp(
-            disable_ssl_certificate_validation=False,
-            ca_certs=self.cert_location,
-            timeout=None)
-        self.assertEqual(cert_required,
+    def test_closing_http(self):
+        connection = self.closing_http()
+
+        self.assertNotIn('cert_reqs', connection.connection_pool_kw)
+        self.assertNotIn('ca_certs', connection.connection_pool_kw)
+        self.assertNotIn('timeout', connection.connection_pool_kw)
+
+    def test_closing_http_with_ca_certs(self):
+        connection = self.closing_http(ca_certs=CERT_LOCATION)
+
+        self.assertEqual(CERT_REQUIRED,
                          connection.connection_pool_kw['cert_reqs'])
-        self.assertEqual(self.cert_location,
+        self.assertEqual(CERT_LOCATION,
                          connection.connection_pool_kw['ca_certs'])
-        self.assertNotIn('timeout',
+
+    def test_closing_http_with_dscv(self):
+        connection = self.closing_http(
+            disable_ssl_certificate_validation=True)
+
+        self.assertEqual(CERT_NONE,
+                         connection.connection_pool_kw['cert_reqs'])
+        self.assertNotIn('ca_certs',
                          connection.connection_pool_kw)
 
-    def test_constructor_ssl_cert_validation_disabled(self):
-        connection = http.ClosingHttp(
+    def test_closing_http_with_ca_certs_and_dscv(self):
+        connection = self.closing_http(
             disable_ssl_certificate_validation=True,
-            ca_certs=None,
-            timeout=30)
-        self.assertEqual(self.cert_none,
+            ca_certs=CERT_LOCATION)
+
+        self.assertEqual(CERT_NONE,
                          connection.connection_pool_kw['cert_reqs'])
-        self.assertEqual(30,
+        self.assertNotIn('ca_certs',
+                         connection.connection_pool_kw)
+
+    def test_closing_http_with_timeout(self):
+        timeout = 30
+        connection = self.closing_http(timeout=timeout)
+        self.assertEqual(timeout,
                          connection.connection_pool_kw['timeout'])
-        self.assertNotIn('ca_certs',
-                         connection.connection_pool_kw)
 
-    def test_constructor_ssl_cert_validation_disabled_and_ca_certs(self):
-        connection = http.ClosingHttp(
-            disable_ssl_certificate_validation=True,
-            ca_certs=self.cert_location,
-            timeout=None)
-        self.assertNotIn('timeout',
-                         connection.connection_pool_kw)
-        self.assertEqual(self.cert_none,
-                         connection.connection_pool_kw['cert_reqs'])
-        self.assertNotIn('ca_certs',
-                         connection.connection_pool_kw)
+    def test_request(self):
+        # Given
+        connection = self.closing_http()
+        http_response = urllib3.HTTPResponse()
+        request = self.patch('urllib3.PoolManager.request',
+                             return_value=http_response)
+        retry = self.patch('urllib3.util.Retry')
+
+        # When
+        response, data = connection.request(
+            method=REQUEST_METHOD,
+            url=REQUEST_URL)
+
+        # Then
+        request.assert_called_once_with(
+            REQUEST_METHOD,
+            REQUEST_URL,
+            headers={'connection': 'close'},
+            retries=retry(raise_on_redirect=False, redirect=5))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {'content-location': REQUEST_URL,
+             'status': str(http_response.status)},
+            response)
+        self.assertEqual(http_response.status, response.status)
+        self.assertEqual(http_response.reason, response.reason)
+        self.assertEqual(http_response.version, response.version)
+        self.assertEqual(http_response.data, data)
+
+    def test_request_with_fields(self):
+        # Given
+        connection = self.closing_http()
+        http_response = urllib3.HTTPResponse()
+        request = self.patch('urllib3.PoolManager.request',
+                             return_value=http_response)
+        retry = self.patch('urllib3.util.Retry')
+        fields = object()
+
+        # When
+        connection.request(
+            method=REQUEST_METHOD,
+            url=REQUEST_URL,
+            fields=fields)
+
+        # Then
+        request.assert_called_once_with(
+            REQUEST_METHOD,
+            REQUEST_URL,
+            fields=fields,
+            headers=dict(connection='close'),
+            retries=retry(raise_on_redirect=False, redirect=5))
+
+    def test_request_with_headers(self):
+        # Given
+        connection = self.closing_http()
+        headers = {'Xtra Key': 'Xtra Value'}
+        http_response = urllib3.HTTPResponse(headers=headers)
+        request = self.patch('urllib3.PoolManager.request',
+                             return_value=http_response)
+        retry = self.patch('urllib3.util.Retry')
+
+        # When
+        response, _ = connection.request(
+            method=REQUEST_METHOD,
+            url=REQUEST_URL,
+            headers=headers)
+
+        # Then
+        request.assert_called_once_with(
+            REQUEST_METHOD,
+            REQUEST_URL,
+            headers=dict(headers, connection='close'),
+            retries=retry(raise_on_redirect=False, redirect=5))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {'content-location': REQUEST_URL,
+             'status': str(http_response.status),
+             'xtra key': 'Xtra Value'},
+            response)
+
+
+class TestClosingProxyHttp(TestClosingHttp):
+
+    def closing_http(self, proxy_url=PROXY_URL, **kwargs):
+        connection = http.ClosingProxyHttp(proxy_url=proxy_url, **kwargs)
+        self.assertHasProxy(connection, proxy_url)
+        return connection
+
+    def test_class_without_proxy_url(self):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, http.ClosingProxyHttp, None)
+
+    def assertHasProxy(self, connection, proxy_url):
+        self.assertIsInstance(connection, http.ClosingProxyHttp)
+        proxy = connection.proxy
+        self.assertEqual(proxy_url,
+                         '%s://%s:%i' % (proxy.scheme,
+                                         proxy.host,
+                                         proxy.port))