diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_delete_server.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_delete_server.py
index ee25a22..596d2bd 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_delete_server.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_delete_server.py
@@ -99,11 +99,14 @@
     def test_delete_server_while_in_verify_resize_state(self):
         """Test deleting a server while it's VM state is VERIFY_RESIZE"""
         server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
-        self.client.resize_server(server['id'], self.flavor_ref_alt)
-        waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.client, server['id'],
-                                       'VERIFY_RESIZE')
-        self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        waiters.wait_for_server_termination(self.client, server['id'])
+        body = self.client.resize_server(server['id'], self.flavor_ref_alt)
+        request_id = body.response['x-openstack-request-id']
+        waiters.wait_for_server_status(
+            self.client, server['id'], 'VERIFY_RESIZE', request_id=request_id)
+        body = self.client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        request_id = body.response['x-openstack-request-id']
+        waiters.wait_for_server_termination(
+            self.client, server['id'], request_id=request_id)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('d0f3f0d6-d9b6-4a32-8da4-23015dcab23c')
     @utils.services('volume')
diff --git a/tempest/common/waiters.py b/tempest/common/waiters.py
index d65b491..e249f35 100644
--- a/tempest/common/waiters.py
+++ b/tempest/common/waiters.py
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@
         old_task_state = task_state
 
 
-def wait_for_server_termination(client, server_id, ignore_error=False):
+def wait_for_server_termination(client, server_id, ignore_error=False,
+                                request_id=None):
     """Waits for server to reach termination."""
     try:
         body = client.show_server(server_id)['server']
@@ -126,9 +127,13 @@
                      '/'.join((server_status, str(task_state))),
                      time.time() - start_time)
         if server_status == 'ERROR' and not ignore_error:
-            raise lib_exc.DeleteErrorException(
-                "Server %s failed to delete and is in ERROR status" %
-                server_id)
+            details = ("Server %s failed to delete and is in ERROR status." %
+                       server_id)
+            if 'fault' in body:
+                details += ' Fault: %s.' % body['fault']
+            if request_id:
+                details += ' Server delete request ID: %s.' % request_id
+            raise lib_exc.DeleteErrorException(details, server_id=server_id)
 
         if server_status == 'SOFT_DELETED':
             # Soft-deleted instances need to be forcibly deleted to