diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 9cb918a..e75fa79 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@
                 self.image_v2.NamespacePropertiesClient()
             self.namespace_tags_client = \
                 self.image_v2.NamespaceTagsClient()
+            self.image_versions_client = \
+                self.image_v2.VersionsClient()
 
     def _set_compute_clients(self):
         self.agents_client = self.compute.AgentsClient()