diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/compute/images_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/compute/images_client.py
index 4a55ce7cc2..da8a61eb50 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/compute/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/compute/images_client.py
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ class ImagesClient(base_compute_client.BaseComputeClient):
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
+        # Added status check for user with admin role
         try:
-            self.show_image(id)
+            if self.show_image(id)['image']['status'] == 'DELETED':
+                return True
         except lib_exc.NotFound:
             return True
         return False
diff --git a/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py b/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py
index 3f256ec3f9..e29ff89466 100644
--- a/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ class ImagesClient(rest_client.RestClient):
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
-            self.get_image_meta(id)
+            if self.get_image_meta(id)['status'] == 'deleted':
+                return True
         except lib_exc.NotFound:
             return True
         return False
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_images_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_images_client.py
index 28757c39fa..3ebc27ffbc 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_images_client.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class TestImagesClient(base.BaseComputeServiceTest):
 
     def _test_resource_deleted(self, bytes_body=False):
         params = {"id": self.FAKE_IMAGE_ID}
-        expected_op = self.FAKE_IMAGE_DATA['show']['image']
+        expected_op = self.FAKE_IMAGE_DATA['show']
         self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch('tempest.lib.services.compute'
                         '.images_client.ImagesClient.show_image',
                                         side_effect=lib_exc.NotFound))