diff --git a/glance/tests/functional/test_reload.py b/glance/tests/functional/test_reload.py
index 4c7acfb1a0..62d51a2df5 100644
--- a/glance/tests/functional/test_reload.py
+++ b/glance/tests/functional/test_reload.py
@@ -76,7 +76,12 @@ class TestReload(functional.FunctionalTest):
         pid = None
         pid = self._get_parent(server)
         process = psutil.Process(pid)
-        children = process.get_children()
+        try:
+            # psutils version >= 2
+            children = process.children()
+        except AttributeError:
+            # psutils version < 2
+            children = process.get_children()
         pids = set()
         for child in children:
             pids.add(child.pid)
diff --git a/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_multiprocessing.py b/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_multiprocessing.py
index 0a8034296a..8c7c0685a6 100644
--- a/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ class TestMultiprocessing(functional.FunctionalTest):
     def _get_children(self):
         api_pid = self.api_server.process_pid
         process = psutil.Process(api_pid)
-
-        children = process.get_children()
+        try:
+            # psutils version >= 2
+            children = process.children()
+        except AttributeError:
+            # psutils version < 2
+            children = process.get_children()
         pids = [str(child.pid) for child in children]
         return pids