diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index e6b8234b3f..b788d54e0c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -172,7 +172,11 @@ class BaseVolumeTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
-    def create_server(self, name, **kwargs):
+    def create_server(self, **kwargs):
+        name = kwargs.get(
+            'name',
+            data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + '-instance'))
+
         tenant_network = self.get_tenant_network()
         body, _ = compute.create_test_server(
             self.os,
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
index 83844e370f..7fd8b60e66 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ class VolumesV2ActionsTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
     @test.services('compute')
     def test_attach_detach_volume_to_instance(self):
         # Create a server
-        srv_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + '-Instance')
-        server = self.create_server(
-            name=srv_name,
-            wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
         # Volume is attached and detached successfully from an instance
         self.client.attach_volume(self.volume['id'],
                                   instance_uuid=server['id'],
@@ -89,10 +86,7 @@ class VolumesV2ActionsTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
     @test.services('compute')
     def test_get_volume_attachment(self):
         # Create a server
-        srv_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + '-Instance')
-        server = self.create_server(
-            name=srv_name,
-            wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
         # Verify that a volume's attachment information is retrieved
         self.client.attach_volume(self.volume['id'],
                                   instance_uuid=server['id'],
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
index 867e520cf3..141336fe0c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ class VolumesBackupsV2Test(base.BaseVolumeTest):
         volume = self.create_volume()
         self.addCleanup(self.volumes_client.delete_volume,
                         volume['id'])
-        server_name = data_utils.rand_name(
-            self.__class__.__name__ + '-instance')
-        server = self.create_server(name=server_name, wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
         # Attach volume to instance
         self.servers_client.attach_volume(server['id'],
                                           volumeId=volume['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
index e8ead5b2d1..fda0ddae32 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
@@ -176,10 +176,7 @@ class VolumesV2NegativeTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
     @test.idempotent_id('f5e56b0a-5d02-43c1-a2a7-c9b792c2e3f6')
     @test.services('compute')
     def test_attach_volumes_with_nonexistent_volume_id(self):
-        srv_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + '-Instance')
-        server = self.create_server(
-            name=srv_name,
-            wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
 
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
                           self.client.attach_volume,
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
index f971ecabb0..7be31d1368 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ class VolumesV2SnapshotTestJSON(base.BaseVolumeTest):
     def test_snapshot_create_with_volume_in_use(self):
         # Create a snapshot when volume status is in-use
         # Create a test instance
-        server_name = data_utils.rand_name(
-            self.__class__.__name__ + '-instance')
-        server = self.create_server(
-            name=server_name,
-            wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = self.create_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
         self.servers_client.attach_volume(
             server['id'], volumeId=self.volume_origin['id'],
             device='/dev/%s' % CONF.compute.volume_device_name)