diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index 37573c4d95..5679a45d87 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import time
 
 from tempest.api import compute
 from tempest import clients
-from tempest.common import isolated_creds
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import parse_image_id
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -42,21 +41,10 @@ class BaseComputeTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
         if not cls.config.service_available.nova:
             skip_msg = ("%s skipped as nova is not available" % cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
-        cls.isolated_creds = isolated_creds.IsolatedCreds(cls.__name__)
 
-        if (cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation or
-            cls.force_tenant_isolation is True):
-            creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_primary_creds()
-            username, tenant_name, password = creds
-            os = clients.Manager(username=username,
-                                 password=password,
-                                 tenant_name=tenant_name,
-                                 interface=cls._interface)
-        else:
-            os = clients.Manager(interface=cls._interface)
+        os = cls.get_client_manager()
 
         cls.os = os
-
         cls.build_interval = cls.config.compute.build_interval
         cls.build_timeout = cls.config.compute.build_timeout
         cls.ssh_user = cls.config.compute.ssh_user
@@ -113,7 +101,7 @@ class BaseComputeTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         cls.clear_images()
         cls.clear_servers()
-        cls.isolated_creds.clear_isolated_creds()
+        cls.clear_isolated_creds()
         super(BaseComputeTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index 98694c59c5..cdf8638062 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import time
 
 from tempest import clients
-from tempest.common import isolated_creds
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 import tempest.test
 
@@ -32,21 +31,12 @@ class BaseVolumeTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(BaseVolumeTest, cls).setUpClass()
-        cls.isolated_creds = isolated_creds.IsolatedCreds(cls.__name__)
 
         if not cls.config.service_available.cinder:
             skip_msg = ("%s skipped as Cinder is not available" % cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
 
-        if cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
-            creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_primary_creds()
-            username, tenant_name, password = creds
-            os = clients.Manager(username=username,
-                                 password=password,
-                                 tenant_name=tenant_name,
-                                 interface=cls._interface)
-        else:
-            os = clients.Manager(interface=cls._interface)
+        os = cls.get_client_manager()
 
         cls.os = os
         cls.volumes_client = os.volumes_client
@@ -69,7 +59,7 @@ class BaseVolumeTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         cls.clear_snapshots()
         cls.clear_volumes()
-        cls.isolated_creds.clear_isolated_creds()
+        cls.clear_isolated_creds()
         super(BaseVolumeTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index fd897cda56..edba7093c4 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import testresources
 import testtools
 
 from tempest import clients
+from tempest.common import isolated_creds
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
@@ -219,6 +220,34 @@ class BaseTestCase(testtools.TestCase,
                                                    format=log_format,
                                                    level=None))
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_client_manager(cls):
+        """
+        Returns an Openstack client manager
+        """
+        cls.isolated_creds = isolated_creds.IsolatedCreds(cls.__name__)
+
+        force_tenant_isolation = getattr(cls, 'force_tenant_isolation', None)
+        if (cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation or
+            force_tenant_isolation):
+            creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_primary_creds()
+            username, tenant_name, password = creds
+            os = clients.Manager(username=username,
+                                 password=password,
+                                 tenant_name=tenant_name,
+                                 interface=cls._interface)
+        else:
+            os = clients.Manager(interface=cls._interface)
+        return os
+
+    @classmethod
+    def clear_isolated_creds(cls):
+        """
+        Clears isolated creds if set
+        """
+        if getattr(cls, 'isolated_creds'):
+            cls.isolated_creds.clear_isolated_creds()
+
     @classmethod
     def _get_identity_admin_client(cls):
         """