diff --git a/nova/scheduler/client/report.py b/nova/scheduler/client/report.py
index 6295ddfe2709..e42e7817540d 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/client/report.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/client/report.py
@@ -842,13 +842,13 @@ class SchedulerReportClient(object):
         LOG.debug('Sending allocation for instance %s',
                   my_allocations,
                   instance=instance)
-        res = self._put_allocations(rp_uuid, instance.uuid, my_allocations)
+        res = self.put_allocations(rp_uuid, instance.uuid, my_allocations)
         if res:
             LOG.info(_LI('Submitted allocation for instance'),
                      instance=instance)
 
     @safe_connect
-    def _put_allocations(self, rp_uuid, consumer_uuid, alloc_data):
+    def put_allocations(self, rp_uuid, consumer_uuid, alloc_data):
         """Creates allocation records for the supplied instance UUID against
         the supplied resource provider.
 
@@ -876,8 +876,8 @@ class SchedulerReportClient(object):
         r = self.put(url, payload)
         if r.status_code != 204:
             LOG.warning(
-                _LW('Unable to submit allocation for instance '
-                    '%(uuid)s (%(code)i %(text)s)'),
+                'Unable to submit allocation for instance '
+                    '%(uuid)s (%(code)i %(text)s)',
                 {'uuid': consumer_uuid,
                  'code': r.status_code,
                  'text': r.text})
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/client/test_report.py b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/client/test_report.py
index 48b29a07c5f0..8f70c6cd818f 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/client/test_report.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/client/test_report.py
@@ -178,6 +178,35 @@ class SchedulerReportClientTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
             self.client = report.SchedulerReportClient()
 
 
+class TestPutAllocations(SchedulerReportClientTestCase):
+    @mock.patch('nova.scheduler.client.report.SchedulerReportClient.put')
+    def test_put_allocations(self, mock_put):
+        mock_put.return_value.status_code = 204
+        mock_put.return_value.text = "cool"
+        rp_uuid = mock.sentinel.rp
+        consumer_uuid = mock.sentinel.consumer
+        data = {"MEMORY_MB": 1024}
+        expected_url = "/allocations/%s" % consumer_uuid
+        resp = self.client.put_allocations(rp_uuid, consumer_uuid, data)
+        self.assertTrue(resp)
+        mock_put.assert_called_once_with(expected_url, mock.ANY)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(report.LOG, 'warning')
+    @mock.patch('nova.scheduler.client.report.SchedulerReportClient.put')
+    def test_put_allocations_fail(self, mock_put, mock_warn):
+        mock_put.return_value.status_code = 400
+        mock_put.return_value.text = "not cool"
+        rp_uuid = mock.sentinel.rp
+        consumer_uuid = mock.sentinel.consumer
+        data = {"MEMORY_MB": 1024}
+        expected_url = "/allocations/%s" % consumer_uuid
+        resp = self.client.put_allocations(rp_uuid, consumer_uuid, data)
+        self.assertFalse(resp)
+        mock_put.assert_called_once_with(expected_url, mock.ANY)
+        log_msg = mock_warn.call_args[0][0]
+        self.assertIn("Unable to submit allocation for instance", log_msg)
+
+
 class TestProviderOperations(SchedulerReportClientTestCase):
     @mock.patch('nova.scheduler.client.report.SchedulerReportClient.'
                 '_create_resource_provider')