diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/functional/volume/v2/test_transfer_request.py b/openstackclient/tests/functional/volume/v2/test_transfer_request.py
index 33d8ce77f..d6aff73c4 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/functional/volume/v2/test_transfer_request.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/functional/volume/v2/test_transfer_request.py
@@ -19,75 +19,80 @@ from openstackclient.tests.functional.volume.v2 import common
 class TransferRequestTests(common.BaseVolumeTests):
     """Functional tests for transfer request. """
 
-    NAME = uuid.uuid4().hex
-    VOLUME_NAME = uuid.uuid4().hex
     API_VERSION = '2'
 
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(TransferRequestTests, cls).setUpClass()
-
-        cmd_output = json.loads(cls.openstack(
-            '--os-volume-api-version ' + cls.API_VERSION + ' ' +
-            'volume create -f json --size 1 ' + cls.VOLUME_NAME))
-        cls.assertOutput(cls.VOLUME_NAME, cmd_output['name'])
-
-        cls.wait_for_status("volume", cls.VOLUME_NAME, "available")
-
-    @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
-        try:
-            raw_output_volume = cls.openstack(
-                'volume delete ' + cls.VOLUME_NAME)
-            cls.assertOutput('', raw_output_volume)
-        finally:
-            super(TransferRequestTests, cls).tearDownClass()
-
     def test_volume_transfer_request_accept(self):
         volume_name = uuid.uuid4().hex
-        name = uuid.uuid4().hex
+        xfer_name = uuid.uuid4().hex
 
         # create a volume
         cmd_output = json.loads(self.openstack(
-            'volume create -f json --size 1 ' + volume_name))
+            'volume create -f json ' +
+            '--size 1 ' +
+            volume_name
+        ))
         self.assertEqual(volume_name, cmd_output['name'])
+        self.addCleanup(
+            self.openstack,
+            '--os-volume-api-version ' + self.API_VERSION + ' ' +
+            'volume delete ' +
+            volume_name
+        )
+        self.wait_for_status("volume", volume_name, "available")
 
         # create volume transfer request for the volume
         # and get the auth_key of the new transfer request
         cmd_output = json.loads(self.openstack(
+            '--os-volume-api-version ' + self.API_VERSION + ' ' +
             'volume transfer request create -f json ' +
-            volume_name +
-            ' --name ' + name))
+            ' --name ' + xfer_name + ' ' +
+            volume_name
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(xfer_name, cmd_output['name'])
         auth_key = cmd_output['auth_key']
         self.assertTrue(auth_key)
 
         # accept the volume transfer request
         cmd_output = json.loads(self.openstack(
+            '--os-volume-api-version ' + self.API_VERSION + ' ' +
             'volume transfer request accept -f json ' +
-            name + ' ' +
-            '--auth-key ' + auth_key
+            '--auth-key ' + auth_key + ' ' +
+            xfer_name
         ))
-        self.assertEqual(name, cmd_output['name'])
-
-        # the volume transfer will be removed by default after accepted
-        # so just need to delete the volume here
-        raw_output = self.openstack(
-            'volume delete ' + volume_name)
-        self.assertEqual('', raw_output)
+        self.assertEqual(xfer_name, cmd_output['name'])
 
     def test_volume_transfer_request_list_show(self):
-        name = uuid.uuid4().hex
+        volume_name = uuid.uuid4().hex
+        xfer_name = uuid.uuid4().hex
+
+        # create a volume
+        cmd_output = json.loads(self.openstack(
+            'volume create -f json ' +
+            '--size 1 ' +
+            volume_name
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(volume_name, cmd_output['name'])
+        self.addCleanup(
+            self.openstack,
+            '--os-volume-api-version ' + self.API_VERSION + ' ' +
+            'volume delete ' +
+            volume_name
+        )
+        self.wait_for_status("volume", volume_name, "available")
+
         cmd_output = json.loads(self.openstack(
             '--os-volume-api-version ' + self.API_VERSION + ' ' +
             'volume transfer request create -f json ' +
-            ' --name ' + name + ' ' +
-            self.VOLUME_NAME
+            ' --name ' + xfer_name + ' ' +
+            volume_name
         ))
         self.addCleanup(
             self.openstack,
-            'volume transfer request delete ' + name
+            '--os-volume-api-version ' + self.API_VERSION + ' ' +
+            'volume transfer request delete ' +
+            xfer_name
         )
-        self.assertEqual(name, cmd_output['name'])
+        self.assertEqual(xfer_name, cmd_output['name'])
         auth_key = cmd_output['auth_key']
         self.assertTrue(auth_key)
 
@@ -95,11 +100,11 @@ class TransferRequestTests(common.BaseVolumeTests):
             '--os-volume-api-version ' + self.API_VERSION + ' ' +
             'volume transfer request list -f json'
         ))
-        self.assertIn(name, [req['Name'] for req in cmd_output])
+        self.assertIn(xfer_name, [req['Name'] for req in cmd_output])
 
         cmd_output = json.loads(self.openstack(
             '--os-volume-api-version ' + self.API_VERSION + ' ' +
             'volume transfer request show -f json ' +
-            name
+            xfer_name
         ))
-        self.assertEqual(name, cmd_output['name'])
+        self.assertEqual(xfer_name, cmd_output['name'])