diff --git a/cinderclient/base.py b/cinderclient/base.py
index 36e7df89e..78c6fd2ef 100644
--- a/cinderclient/base.py
+++ b/cinderclient/base.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class Manager(common_base.HookableMixin):
 
     def _delete(self, url):
         resp, body = self.api.client.delete(url)
-        return common_base.TupleWithMeta(resp, body)
+        return common_base.TupleWithMeta((resp, body), resp)
 
     def _update(self, url, body, response_key=None, **kwargs):
         self.run_hooks('modify_body_for_update', body, **kwargs)
diff --git a/cinderclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py b/cinderclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py
index abfcdfe7a..3645f6874 100644
--- a/cinderclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py
+++ b/cinderclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py
@@ -551,9 +551,9 @@ class DictWithMeta(dict, RequestIdMixin):
 
 
 class TupleWithMeta(tuple, RequestIdMixin):
-    def __new__(cls, resp, values):
-        return super(TupleWithMeta, cls).__new__(cls, (resp, values))
+    def __new__(cls, values, resp):
+        return super(TupleWithMeta, cls).__new__(cls, values)
 
-    def __init__(self, resp, values):
+    def __init__(self, values, resp):
         self.setup()
         self.append_request_ids(resp)
diff --git a/cinderclient/tests/unit/test_base.py b/cinderclient/tests/unit/test_base.py
index 7d329dedc..67265a78e 100644
--- a/cinderclient/tests/unit/test_base.py
+++ b/cinderclient/tests/unit/test_base.py
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ class DictWithMetaTest(utils.TestCase):
 class TupleWithMetaTest(utils.TestCase):
     def test_tuple_with_meta(self):
         resp = create_response_obj_with_header()
-        obj = common_base.TupleWithMeta(resp, None)
-        self.assertIsInstance(obj, tuple)
+        obj = common_base.TupleWithMeta((), resp)
+        self.assertEqual((), obj)
         # Check request_ids attribute is added to obj
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(obj, 'request_ids'))
         self.assertEqual([REQUEST_ID], obj.request_ids)