diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index fc4f9cd..4d02dc5 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 
 [compute-feature-enabled]
 # Do we run the Nova V3 API tests?
-api_v3 = false
+api_v3 = true
 
 # Does the Compute API support creation of images?
 create_image = true
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index 42cb040..715ec16 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
             pass
         resp, server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE', **kwargs)
         cls.server_id = server['id']
-        cls.password = server['admin_pass']
+        cls.password = server['admin_password']
 
 
 class BaseV3ComputeAdminTest(BaseV3ComputeTest):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
index fb4214a..8ac1f12 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                                                    name=new_name,
                                                    metadata=meta,
                                                    personality=personality,
-                                                   admin_pass=password)
+                                                   admin_password=password)
 
         # Verify the properties in the initial response are correct
         self.assertEqual(self.server_id, rebuilt_server['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index ff8a170..68b51c3 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 
 ComputeFeaturesGroup = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('api_v3',
-                default=False,
+                default=True,
                 help="If false, skip all nova v3 tests."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('disk_config',
                 default=True,
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
index f010580..cddbb53 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         image_ref (Required): Reference to the image used to build the server.
         flavor_ref (Required): The flavor used to build the server.
         Following optional keyword arguments are accepted:
-        admin_pass: Sets the initial root password.
+        admin_password: Sets the initial root password.
         key_name: Key name of keypair that was created earlier.
         meta: A dictionary of values to be used as metadata.
         personality: A list of dictionaries for files to be injected into
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             'flavor_ref': flavor_ref
         }
 
-        for option in ['personality', 'admin_pass', 'key_name',
+        for option in ['personality', 'admin_password', 'key_name',
                        'security_groups', 'networks',
                        ('os-user-data:user_data', 'user_data'),
                        ('os-availability-zone:availability_zone',
@@ -368,9 +368,10 @@
         return self.action(server_id, 'get_console_output', 'output',
                            length=length)
 
-    def rescue_server(self, server_id, adminPass=None):
+    def rescue_server(self, server_id, admin_password=None):
         """Rescue the provided server."""
-        return self.action(server_id, 'rescue', None, admin_pass=adminPass)
+        return self.action(server_id, 'rescue', None,
+                           admin_password=admin_password)
 
     def unrescue_server(self, server_id):
         """Unrescue the provided server."""
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/servers_client.py
index af3a152..2ad5849 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/servers_client.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
                          flavor_ref=flavor_ref,
                          image_ref=image_ref,
                          name=name)
-        attrs = ["admin_pass", "access_ip_v4", "access_ip_v6", "key_name",
+        attrs = ["admin_password", "access_ip_v4", "access_ip_v6", "key_name",
                  ("os-user-data:user_data",
                   'user_data',
                   'xmlns:os-user-data',
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
 
     def change_password(self, server_id, password):
         return self.action(server_id, "change_password", None,
-                           admin_pass=password)
+                           admin_password=password)
 
     def reboot(self, server_id, reboot_type):
         return self.action(server_id, "reboot", None, type=reboot_type)
@@ -587,9 +587,10 @@
         return self.action(server_id, 'get_console_output', 'output',
                            length=length)
 
-    def rescue_server(self, server_id, admin_pass=None):
+    def rescue_server(self, server_id, admin_password=None):
         """Rescue the provided server."""
-        return self.action(server_id, 'rescue', None, admin_pass=admin_pass)
+        return self.action(server_id, 'rescue', None,
+                           admin_password=admin_password)
 
     def unrescue_server(self, server_id):
         """Unrescue the provided server."""