diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_multiple_create.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_multiple_create.py
index 080bd1a..91c350e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_multiple_create.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_multiple_create.py
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest import test
 
 
 class MultipleCreateTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@
 
         return resp, body
 
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_multiple_create(self):
         resp, body = self._create_multiple_servers(wait_until='ACTIVE',
                                                    min_count=1,
@@ -49,39 +48,7 @@
         self.assertEqual('202', resp['status'])
         self.assertNotIn('reservation_id', body)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_min_count_less_than_one(self):
-        invalid_min_count = 0
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
-                          min_count=invalid_min_count)
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_min_count_non_integer(self):
-        invalid_min_count = 2.5
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
-                          min_count=invalid_min_count)
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_max_count_less_than_one(self):
-        invalid_max_count = 0
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
-                          max_count=invalid_max_count)
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_max_count_non_integer(self):
-        invalid_max_count = 2.5
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
-                          max_count=invalid_max_count)
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_max_count_less_than_min_count(self):
-        min_count = 3
-        max_count = 2
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
-                          min_count=min_count,
-                          max_count=max_count)
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_multiple_create_with_reservation_return(self):
         resp, body = self._create_multiple_servers(wait_until='ACTIVE',
                                                    min_count=1,
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_multiple_create_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_multiple_create_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9d9945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_multiple_create_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class MultipleCreateNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+    _name = 'multiple-create-test'
+
+    def _generate_name(self):
+        return data_utils.rand_name(self._name)
+
+    def _create_multiple_servers(self, name=None, wait_until=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        This is the right way to create_multiple servers and manage to get the
+        created servers into the servers list to be cleaned up after all.
+        """
+        kwargs['name'] = kwargs.get('name', self._generate_name())
+        resp, body = self.create_test_server(**kwargs)
+
+        return resp, body
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_min_count_less_than_one(self):
+        invalid_min_count = 0
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
+                          min_count=invalid_min_count)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_min_count_non_integer(self):
+        invalid_min_count = 2.5
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
+                          min_count=invalid_min_count)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_max_count_less_than_one(self):
+        invalid_max_count = 0
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
+                          max_count=invalid_max_count)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_max_count_non_integer(self):
+        invalid_max_count = 2.5
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
+                          max_count=invalid_max_count)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_max_count_less_than_min_count(self):
+        min_count = 3
+        max_count = 2
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self._create_multiple_servers,
+                          min_count=min_count,
+                          max_count=max_count)
+
+
+class MultipleCreateNegativeTestXML(MultipleCreateNegativeTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'