diff --git a/heat/engine/clients/os/senlin.py b/heat/engine/clients/os/senlin.py
index 32e51a8a03..e77eab1b29 100644
--- a/heat/engine/clients/os/senlin.py
+++ b/heat/engine/clients/os/senlin.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from heat.common.i18n import _
 from heat.engine.clients import client_plugin
 from heat.engine import constraints
 
+from openstack import profile
+from openstack import session
 from senlinclient import client
 from senlinclient.common import exc
 
@@ -28,16 +30,15 @@ class SenlinClientPlugin(client_plugin.ClientPlugin):
     VERSION = '1'
 
     def _create(self):
-        con = self.context
-        args = {
-            'auth_url': con.auth_url,
-            'project_id': con.tenant_id,
-            'token': con.keystone_session.get_token(),
-            'user_id': con.user_id,
-            'auth_plugin': 'token',
-
-        }
-        return client.Client(self.VERSION, **args)
+        interface = self._get_client_option(CLIENT_NAME, 'endpoint_type')
+        prof = profile.Profile()
+        prof.set_interface(self.CLUSTERING, interface)
+        prof.set_region(self.CLUSTERING, self._get_region_name())
+        keystone_session = self.context.keystone_session
+        s = session.Session(session=keystone_session,
+                            auth=keystone_session.auth,
+                            profile=prof)
+        return client.Client(self.VERSION, session=s)
 
     def generate_spec(self, spec_type, spec_props):
         spec = {'properties': spec_props}
diff --git a/heat/engine/clients/os/swift.py b/heat/engine/clients/os/swift.py
index ce02dbf154..edddaeb18e 100644
--- a/heat/engine/clients/os/swift.py
+++ b/heat/engine/clients/os/swift.py
@@ -45,23 +45,13 @@ class SwiftClientPlugin(client_plugin.ClientPlugin):
     service_types = [OBJECT_STORE] = ['object-store']
 
     def _create(self):
-
-        con = self.context
         endpoint_type = self._get_client_option(CLIENT_NAME, 'endpoint_type')
-        args = {
-            'auth_version': '2.0',
-            'tenant_name': con.project_name,
-            'user': con.username,
-            'key': None,
-            'authurl': None,
-            'preauthtoken': con.keystone_session.get_token(),
-            'preauthurl': self.url_for(service_type=self.OBJECT_STORE,
-                                       endpoint_type=endpoint_type),
-            'os_options': {'endpoint_type': endpoint_type},
-            'cacert': self._get_client_option(CLIENT_NAME, 'ca_file'),
-            'insecure': self._get_client_option(CLIENT_NAME, 'insecure')
-        }
-        return sc.Connection(**args)
+        os_options = {'endpoint_type': endpoint_type,
+                      'service_type': self.OBJECT_STORE,
+                      'region_name': self._get_region_name()}
+        return sc.Connection(auth_version=3,
+                             session=self.context.keystone_session,
+                             os_options=os_options)
 
     def is_client_exception(self, ex):
         return isinstance(ex, exceptions.ClientException)
diff --git a/heat/tests/openstack/swift/test_container.py b/heat/tests/openstack/swift/test_container.py
index 9a7eb3d1a6..fe74a7c0d2 100644
--- a/heat/tests/openstack/swift/test_container.py
+++ b/heat/tests/openstack/swift/test_container.py
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ class SwiftTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         # Test
         container = self._create_container(stack)
 
+        # call this to populate the url of swiftclient. This is actually
+        # set in head_container/put_container, but we're patching them in
+        # this test.
+        container.client().get_auth()
+
         # Verify Attributes
         self.assertEqual(container_name, container.FnGetRefId())
         self.assertEqual('82', container.FnGetAtt('ObjectCount'))