diff --git a/keystoneclient/middleware/auth_token.py b/keystoneclient/middleware/auth_token.py
index f5181d3f9..399b116a0 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/middleware/auth_token.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/middleware/auth_token.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ opts = [
 ]
 CONF.register_opts(opts, group='keystone_authtoken')
 
-LIST_OF_VERSIONS_TO_ATTEMPT = ['v3.0', 'v2.0']
+LIST_OF_VERSIONS_TO_ATTEMPT = ['v2.0', 'v3.0']
 
 
 def will_expire_soon(expiry):
diff --git a/tests/test_auth_token_middleware.py b/tests/test_auth_token_middleware.py
index 17bd2aa9a..350a09171 100644
--- a/tests/test_auth_token_middleware.py
+++ b/tests/test_auth_token_middleware.py
@@ -1338,6 +1338,7 @@ class v3AuthTokenMiddlewareTest(AuthTokenMiddlewareTest):
             'revoked_token_hash': REVOKED_v3_TOKEN_HASH
         }
         super(v3AuthTokenMiddlewareTest, self).setUp(
+                auth_version='v3.0',
                 fake_app=v3FakeApp,
                 fake_http=v3FakeHTTPConnection,
                 token_dict=token_dict,
@@ -1370,7 +1371,7 @@ class v3AuthTokenMiddlewareTest(AuthTokenMiddlewareTest):
                          v3FakeHTTPConnection.last_requested_url)
 
     def test_domain_scoped_uuid_request(self):
-        # Modify items comapred to default token for a domain scope
+        # Modify items compared to default token for a domain scope
         delta_expected_env = {
             'HTTP_X_DOMAIN_ID': 'domain_id1',
             'HTTP_X_DOMAIN_NAME': 'domain_name1',