diff --git a/tempest_lib/common/rest_client.py b/tempest_lib/common/rest_client.py
index 2206ca1..062cc8e 100644
--- a/tempest_lib/common/rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest_lib/common/rest_client.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH = 2
 # All the successful HTTP status codes from RFC 7231 & 4918
 HTTP_SUCCESS = (200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207)
 
-# JSON Schema format checker used for JSON Schema validation
+# JSON Schema validator and format checker used for JSON Schema validation
+JSONSCHEMA_VALIDATOR = jsonschema.Draft4Validator
 FORMAT_CHECKER = jsonschema.draft4_format_checker
 
 
@@ -809,6 +810,7 @@ class RestClient(object):
             if body_schema:
                 try:
                     jsonschema.validate(body, body_schema,
+                                        cls=JSONSCHEMA_VALIDATOR,
                                         format_checker=FORMAT_CHECKER)
                 except jsonschema.ValidationError as ex:
                     msg = ("HTTP response body is invalid (%s)") % ex
@@ -823,6 +825,7 @@ class RestClient(object):
             if header_schema:
                 try:
                     jsonschema.validate(resp, header_schema,
+                                        cls=JSONSCHEMA_VALIDATOR,
                                         format_checker=FORMAT_CHECKER)
                 except jsonschema.ValidationError as ex:
                     msg = ("HTTP response header is invalid (%s)") % ex
diff --git a/tempest_lib/tests/test_rest_client.py b/tempest_lib/tests/test_rest_client.py
index 21b0eda..5deee3f 100644
--- a/tempest_lib/tests/test_rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest_lib/tests/test_rest_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import json
 
 import httplib2
+import jsonschema
 from oslotest import mockpatch
 import six
 
@@ -1027,3 +1028,24 @@ class TestRestClientJSONSchemaFormatValidation(TestJSONSchemaValidationBase):
         }
         body = {'foo': 'example@example.com'}
         self._test_validate_pass(schema, body)
+
+
+class TestRestClientJSONSchemaValidatorVersion(TestJSONSchemaValidationBase):
+
+    schema = {
+        'status_code': [200],
+        'response_body': {
+            'type': 'object',
+            'properties': {
+                'foo': {'type': 'string'}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    def test_current_json_schema_validator_version(self):
+        with mockpatch.PatchObject(jsonschema.Draft4Validator,
+                                   "check_schema") as chk_schema:
+            body = {'foo': 'test'}
+            self._test_validate_pass(self.schema, body)
+            chk_schema.mock.assert_called_once_with(
+                self.schema['response_body'])