diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/api/swift.py b/openstack_dashboard/api/swift.py
index d5af8eadb4..f4055e4ea9 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/api/swift.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/api/swift.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def swift_get_containers(request, marker=None, prefix=None):
 
 @profiler.trace
 @safe_swift_exception
-def swift_get_container(request, container_name, with_data=True):
+def swift_get_container(request, container_name, with_data=False):
     if with_data:
         headers, data = swift_api(request).get_object(container_name, "")
     else:
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/test_swift.py b/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/test_swift.py
index 5645db3fad..64d38f88d0 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/test_swift.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/test_swift.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class SwiftApiTests(test.APIMockTestCase):
         swift_api = mock_swiftclient.return_value
         swift_api.get_object.return_value = (container, objects)
 
-        cont = api.swift.swift_get_container(self.request, container.name)
+        cont = api.swift.swift_get_container(self.request, container.name,
+                                             with_data=True)
 
         self.assertEqual(container.name, cont.name)
         self.assertEqual(len(objects), len(cont.data))