diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/images/test_images_whitebox.py b/tempest/tests/compute/images/test_images_whitebox.py
index f371fe4e1e..40433a7c55 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/images/test_images_whitebox.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/images/test_images_whitebox.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ImagesWhiteboxTest(whitebox.ComputeWhiteboxTest, base.BaseComputeTest):
             cls.image_ids.remove(image_id)
 
     @classmethod
-    def update_state(self, server_id, vm_state, task_state, deleted=0):
+    def update_state(self, server_id, vm_state, task_state, deleted=False):
         """Update states of an instance in database for validation"""
         if not task_state:
             task_state = "NULL"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ImagesWhiteboxTest(whitebox.ComputeWhiteboxTest, base.BaseComputeTest):
 
         self.connection.execute(stmt, autocommit=True)
 
-    def _test_create_image_409_base(self, vm_state, task_state, deleted=0):
+    def _test_create_image_409_base(self, vm_state, task_state, deleted=False):
         """Base method for create image tests based on vm and task states"""
         try:
             self.update_state(self.shared_server['id'], vm_state,
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_servers_whitebox.py b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_servers_whitebox.py
index 152b3f7c84..980f6cf8aa 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_servers_whitebox.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_servers_whitebox.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ServersWhiteboxTest(whitebox.ComputeWhiteboxTest):
         # Set vcpu quota for tenant if not already set
         if not result:
             cores_hard_limit = 2
-            stmt = quotas.insert().values(deleted=0,
+            stmt = quotas.insert().values(deleted=False,
                                           project_id=self.tenant_id,
                                           resource='cores',
                                           hard_limit=cores_hard_limit)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class ServersWhiteboxTest(whitebox.ComputeWhiteboxTest):
         # Set memory quota for tenant if not already set
         if not result:
             ram_hard_limit = 1024
-            stmt = quotas.insert().values(deleted=0,
+            stmt = quotas.insert().values(deleted=False,
                                           project_id=self.tenant_id,
                                           resource='ram',
                                           hard_limit=ram_hard_limit)
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class ServersWhiteboxTest(whitebox.ComputeWhiteboxTest):
             stmt = quotas.delete()
             self.connection.execute(stmt, autocommit=True)
 
-    def update_state(self, server_id, vm_state, task_state, deleted=0):
+    def update_state(self, server_id, vm_state, task_state, deleted=False):
         """Update states of an instance in database for validation"""
         if not task_state:
             task_state = 'NULL'