diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
index 07423ff70..da9d54894 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ class ServersTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
             self.validation_resources['keypair']['private_key'],
             server=self.server,
             servers_client=self.client)
-        self.assertTrue(linux_client.hostname_equals_servername(self.name))
+        hostname = linux_client.get_hostname()
+        msg = ('Failed while verifying servername equals hostname. Expected '
+               'hostname "%s" but got "%s".' % (self.name, hostname))
+        self.assertEqual(self.name, hostname, msg)
 
     @test.idempotent_id('ed20d3fb-9d1f-4329-b160-543fbd5d9811')
     def test_create_server_with_scheduler_hint_group(self):
diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index 0a3e8d384..7cb9ebee8 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ class RemoteClient(object):
         """
         self.ssh_client.test_connection_auth()
 
-    def hostname_equals_servername(self, expected_hostname):
+    def get_hostname(self):
         # Get host name using command "hostname"
         actual_hostname = self.exec_command("hostname").rstrip()
-        return expected_hostname == actual_hostname
+        return actual_hostname
 
     def get_ram_size_in_mb(self):
         output = self.exec_command('free -m | grep Mem')
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
index 7d625cf70..e59e08f52 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
@@ -67,14 +67,9 @@ class TestRemoteClient(base.TestCase):
         self.ssh_mock = self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(self.conn,
                                                               'ssh_client'))
 
-    def test_hostname_equals_servername_for_expected_names(self):
+    def test_get_hostname(self):
         self.ssh_mock.mock.exec_command.return_value = 'fake_hostname'
-        self.assertTrue(self.conn.hostname_equals_servername('fake_hostname'))
-
-    def test_hostname_equals_servername_for_unexpected_names(self):
-        self.ssh_mock.mock.exec_command.return_value = 'fake_hostname'
-        self.assertFalse(
-            self.conn.hostname_equals_servername('unexpected_hostname'))
+        self.assertEqual(self.conn.get_hostname(), 'fake_hostname')
 
     def test_get_ram_size(self):
         free_output = "Mem:         48294      45738       2555          0" \