diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
index b40774efcf..029f2d5d6f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
 
 
 class AccountTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class AccountTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
     def test_list_account_metadata(self):
         # list all account metadata
         resp, metadata = self.account_client.list_account_metadata()
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertIn('x-account-object-count', resp)
         self.assertIn('x-account-container-count', resp)
         self.assertIn('x-account-bytes-used', resp)
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ class AccountTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         # add metadata to account
         resp, _ = self.account_client.create_account_metadata(
             metadata={header: data})
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
 
         resp, _ = self.account_client.list_account_metadata()
         self.assertIn('x-account-meta-' + header, resp)
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class AccountTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         # delete metadata from account
         resp, _ = \
             self.account_client.delete_account_metadata(metadata=[header])
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
 
         resp, _ = self.account_client.list_account_metadata()
         self.assertNotIn('x-account-meta-' + header, resp)
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py
index 70f704f7ae..5cb6341a89 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_services.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import arbitrary_string
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
 from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
 
 
 class ContainerTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class ContainerTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         self.containers.append(container_name)
         # delete container
         resp, _ = self.container_client.delete_container(container_name)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.containers.remove(container_name)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class ContainerTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         resp, object_list = \
             self.container_client.\
             list_container_contents(container_name, params=params)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertIsNotNone(object_list)
 
         object_names = [obj['name'] for obj in object_list]
@@ -95,12 +96,12 @@ class ContainerTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         resp, _ = \
             self.container_client.update_container_metadata(container_name,
                                                             metadata=metadata)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
 
         # list container metadata
         resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
             container_name)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertIn('x-container-meta-name', resp)
         self.assertIn('x-container-meta-description', resp)
         self.assertEqual(resp['x-container-meta-name'], 'Pictures')
@@ -110,10 +111,10 @@ class ContainerTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         resp, _ = self.container_client.delete_container_metadata(
             container_name,
             metadata=metadata.keys())
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
 
         # check if the metadata are no longer there
         resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(container_name)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertNotIn('x-container-meta-name', resp)
         self.assertNotIn('x-container-meta-description', resp)
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
index a83e92c6ab..2f52a654d7 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import arbitrary_string
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
 
 
 class ObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class ObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         # delete object
         resp, _ = self.object_client.delete_object(self.container_name,
                                                    object_name)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_object_metadata(self):
@@ -89,12 +90,12 @@ class ObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         orig_metadata = {meta_key: meta_value}
         resp, _ = self.object_client.update_object_metadata(
             self.container_name, object_name, orig_metadata)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '202')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
 
         # get object metadata
         resp, resp_metadata = self.object_client.list_object_metadata(
             self.container_name, object_name)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
         actual_meta_key = 'x-object-meta-' + meta_key
         self.assertTrue(actual_meta_key in resp)
         self.assertEqual(resp[actual_meta_key], meta_value)
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class ObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         # get object
         resp, body = self.object_client.get_object(self.container_name,
                                                    object_name)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertEqual(body, data)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ class ObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         resp, _ = self.object_client.update_object_metadata(src_container_name,
                                                             object_name,
                                                             orig_metadata)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '202')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
         try:
             # copy object from source container to destination container
             resp, _ = self.object_client.copy_object_across_containers(
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ class ObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
             metadata = {'Temp-URL-Key': key}
             resp, _ = self.account_client.create_account_metadata(
                 metadata=metadata)
-            self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+            self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
             flag = True
             resp, _ = self.account_client.list_account_metadata()
             self.assertIn('x-account-meta-temp-url-key', resp)
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ class ObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         md5 = hashlib.md5(local_data).hexdigest()
         headers = {'If-None-Match': md5}
         resp, body = self.object_client.get(url, headers=headers)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '200')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
 
 
 class PublicObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ class PublicObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         cont_headers = {'X-Container-Read': '.r:*,.rlistings'}
         resp_meta, body = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
             self.container_name, metadata=cont_headers, metadata_prefix='')
-        self.assertEqual(resp_meta['status'], '204')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
         # create object
         object_name = rand_name(name='Object')
         data = arbitrary_string(size=len(object_name),
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ class PublicObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
         # list container metadata
         resp_meta, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
             self.container_name)
-        self.assertEqual(resp_meta['status'], '204')
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
         self.assertIn('x-container-read', resp_meta)
         self.assertEqual(resp_meta['x-container-read'], '.r:*,.rlistings')
 
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ class PublicObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
             resp_meta, body = self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
                 self.container_name, metadata=cont_headers,
                 metadata_prefix='')
-            self.assertEqual(resp_meta['status'], '204')
+            self.assertIn(int(resp_meta['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
             # create object
             object_name = rand_name(name='Object')
             data = arbitrary_string(size=len(object_name) * 1,
@@ -450,7 +451,7 @@ class PublicObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
             # list container metadata
             resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
                 self.container_name)
-            self.assertEqual(resp['status'], '204')
+            self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
             self.assertIn('x-container-read', resp)
             self.assertEqual(resp['x-container-read'], '.r:*,.rlistings')
 
diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index 5f403b3326..6be37bee7e 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ from tempest import manager
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# All the successful HTTP status codes from RFC 2616
+HTTP_SUCCESS = (200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206)
+
 
 def attr(*args, **kwargs):
     """A decorator which applies the nose and testtools attr decorator