diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volume_swap.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volume_swap.py
index 371b506f7a..edcb1a7440 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volume_swap.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volume_swap.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONF = config.CONF
 
 
 class TestVolumeSwapBase(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
+    create_default_network = True
 
     @classmethod
     def skip_checks(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volumes_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volumes_negative.py
index 4a7f36f2be..aa932eefac 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volumes_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volumes_negative.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CONF = config.CONF
 
 
 class VolumesAdminNegativeTest(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
+    create_default_network = True
 
     @classmethod
     def skip_checks(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
index eef278114b..ef336851a1 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CONF = config.CONF
 
 
 class ImagesTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    create_default_network = True
 
     @classmethod
     def skip_checks(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
index 512c9d260f..37f9be35bd 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ImagesOneServerNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    create_default_network = True
 
     def tearDown(self):
         """Terminate test instances created after a test is executed."""
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
index 482ba0946f..5688af1997 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
 
 class ServerMetadataNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+    create_default_network = True
 
     @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
index 3e0deefa43..5bac3d877e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONF = config.CONF
 
 
 class VolumesActionsTest(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
+    create_default_network = True
 
     def _create_reset_and_force_delete_temp_volume(self, status=None):
         # Create volume, reset volume status, and force delete temp volume
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index 1bfd075249..bcbcf43a26 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class BaseVolumeTest(api_version_utils.BaseMicroversionTest,
                      tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
     """Base test case class for all Cinder API tests."""
 
+    # Set this to True in subclasses to create a default network. See
+    # https://bugs.launchpad.net/tempest/+bug/1844568
+    create_default_network = False
     _api_version = 2
     # if api_v2 is not enabled while api_v3 is enabled, the volume v2 classes
     # should be transferred to volume v3 classes.
@@ -63,7 +66,9 @@ class BaseVolumeTest(api_version_utils.BaseMicroversionTest,
 
     @classmethod
     def setup_credentials(cls):
-        cls.set_network_resources()
+        cls.set_network_resources(
+            network=cls.create_default_network,
+            subnet=cls.create_default_network)
         super(BaseVolumeTest, cls).setup_credentials()
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
index be5638ec3a..9edffc697b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CONF = config.CONF
 
 
 class VolumesActionsTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+    create_default_network = True
 
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_extend.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_extend.py
index c3f44e2d87..22670451ce 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_extend.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_extend.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class VolumesExtendTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
 
 class VolumesExtendAttachedTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
     """Tests extending the size of an attached volume."""
+    create_default_network = True
 
     # We need admin credentials for getting instance action event details. By
     # default a non-admin can list and show instance actions if they own the
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
index 72e7290e12..bf221e8e3b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CONF = config.CONF
 
 
 class VolumesSnapshotTestJSON(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+    create_default_network = True
 
     @classmethod
     def skip_checks(cls):