diff --git a/cinder/tests/functional/functional_helpers.py b/cinder/tests/functional/functional_helpers.py
index 64b890b19b3..8bcfffa224a 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/functional/functional_helpers.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/functional/functional_helpers.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def generate_new_element(items, prefix, numeric=False):
 
 
 class _FunctionalTestBase(test.TestCase):
-    osapi_version_major = '2'
+    osapi_version_major = '3'
     osapi_version_minor = '0'
 
     def setUp(self):