diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/v3/test_tokens.py b/tempest/api/identity/v3/test_tokens.py
index fa1c47ffc4..cb05f39156 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/v3/test_tokens.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/v3/test_tokens.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import operator
+
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
 import six
 
@@ -40,6 +42,15 @@ class TokensV3Test(base.BaseIdentityV3Test):
         authenticated_token = self.non_admin_client.show_token(
             subject_token)['token']
         # sanity checking to make sure they are indeed the same token
+        # If there are roles in the token, sort the roles
+        authenticated_token_roles = authenticated_token.get("roles")
+        if authenticated_token_roles:
+            authenticated_token["roles"] = authenticated_token_roles.sort(
+                key=operator.itemgetter('id'))
+        token_body_roles = token_body.get("roles")
+        if token_body_roles:
+            token_body["roles"] = token_body_roles.sort(
+                key=operator.itemgetter('id'))
         self.assertEqual(authenticated_token, token_body)
         # test to see if token has been properly authenticated
         self.assertEqual(authenticated_token['user']['id'], user_id)