diff --git a/cinderclient/tests/functional/test_snapshot_create_cli.py b/cinderclient/tests/functional/test_snapshot_create_cli.py
index ea3d9e6..7ef5dfd 100644
--- a/cinderclient/tests/functional/test_snapshot_create_cli.py
+++ b/cinderclient/tests/functional/test_snapshot_create_cli.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
+import six
 
 from cinderclient.tests.functional import base
 
@@ -42,10 +43,11 @@ class CinderSnapshotTests(base.ClientTestBase):
         2) create snapshot with metadata
         3) check that metadata complies entered
         """
-        snapshot = self.object_create('snapshot',
-                           params='--metadata test_metadata=test_date {0}'.
-                                      format(self.volume['id']))
-        self.assertEqual("{u'test_metadata': u'test_date'}",
+        snapshot = self.object_create(
+            'snapshot',
+            params='--metadata test_metadata=test_date {0}'.format(
+                self.volume['id']))
+        self.assertEqual(six.text_type({u'test_metadata': u'test_date'}),
                          snapshot['metadata'])
         self.object_delete('snapshot', snapshot['id'])
         self.check_object_deleted('snapshot', snapshot['id'])
diff --git a/cinderclient/tests/functional/test_volume_create_cli.py b/cinderclient/tests/functional/test_volume_create_cli.py
index 2795b78..da4d5fb 100644
--- a/cinderclient/tests/functional/test_volume_create_cli.py
+++ b/cinderclient/tests/functional/test_volume_create_cli.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class CinderVolumeTestsWithParameters(base.ClientTestBase):
         1) create volume with metadata
         2) check that metadata complies entered
         """
-        volume = self.object_create('volume',
-                                params='--metadata test_metadata=test_date 1')
-        self.assertEqual("{u'test_metadata': u'test_date'}",
+        volume = self.object_create(
+            'volume', params='--metadata test_metadata=test_date 1')
+        self.assertEqual(six.text_type({u'test_metadata': u'test_date'}),
                          volume['metadata'])