diff --git a/openstackclient/common/utils.py b/openstackclient/common/utils.py
index bc9ed26412..a420dd513d 100644
--- a/openstackclient/common/utils.py
+++ b/openstackclient/common/utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import os
 import six
 import sys
 import time
-import uuid
 
 from openstackclient.common import exceptions
 from openstackclient.openstack.common import strutils
@@ -37,13 +36,6 @@ def find_resource(manager, name_or_id):
     except exceptions.NotFound:
         pass
 
-    # Try to get entity as uuid
-    try:
-        uuid.UUID(str(name_or_id))
-        return manager.get(name_or_id)
-    except (ValueError, exceptions.NotFound):
-        pass
-
     # Try directly using the passed value
     try:
         return manager.get(name_or_id)
@@ -65,11 +57,6 @@ def find_resource(manager, name_or_id):
     #                 Eventually this should be pulled from a common set
     #                 of client exceptions.
     except Exception as ex:
-        try:
-            return manager.find(display_name=name_or_id)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
         if type(ex).__name__ == 'NotFound':
             msg = "No %s with a name or ID of '%s' exists." % \
                 (manager.resource_class.__name__.lower(), name_or_id)
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/common/test_utils.py b/openstackclient/tests/common/test_utils.py
index fbc1a926eb..6d75a9b5c9 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/common/test_utils.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/common/test_utils.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class TestFindResource(test_utils.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual("No lego with a name or ID of 'legos' exists.",
                          str(result))
         self.manager.get.assert_called_with(self.name)
-        self.manager.find.assert_called_with(display_name=self.name)
+        self.manager.find.assert_called_with(name=self.name)
 
     def test_find_resource_find_no_unique(self):
         self.manager.get = mock.Mock(side_effect=Exception('Boom!'))
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ class TestFindResource(test_utils.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual("More than one lego exists with the name 'legos'.",
                          str(result))
         self.manager.get.assert_called_with(self.name)
-        self.manager.find.assert_called_with(display_name=self.name)
+        self.manager.find.assert_called_with(name=self.name)
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/volume/test_find_resource.py b/openstackclient/tests/volume/test_find_resource.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8539070f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/volume/test_find_resource.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#   Copyright 2013 Nebula Inc.
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#   not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#   a copy of the License at
+#
+#        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#   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 mock
+
+from cinderclient.v1 import volume_snapshots
+from cinderclient.v1 import volumes
+
+from openstackclient.common import exceptions
+from openstackclient.common import utils
+from openstackclient.tests import utils as test_utils
+
+
+ID = '1after909'
+NAME = 'PhilSpector'
+
+
+class TestFindResourceVolumes(test_utils.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestFindResourceVolumes, self).setUp()
+        api = mock.Mock()
+        api.client = mock.Mock()
+        api.client.get = mock.Mock()
+        resp = mock.Mock()
+        body = {"volumes": [{"id": ID, 'display_name': NAME}]}
+        api.client.get.side_effect = [Exception("Not found"), (resp, body)]
+        self.manager = volumes.VolumeManager(api)
+
+    def test_find(self):
+        result = utils.find_resource(self.manager, NAME)
+        self.assertEqual(ID, result.id)
+        self.assertEqual(NAME, result.display_name)
+
+    def test_not_find(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.CommandError, utils.find_resource,
+                          self.manager, 'GeorgeMartin')
+
+
+class TestFindResourceVolumeSnapshots(test_utils.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestFindResourceVolumeSnapshots, self).setUp()
+        api = mock.Mock()
+        api.client = mock.Mock()
+        api.client.get = mock.Mock()
+        resp = mock.Mock()
+        body = {"snapshots": [{"id": ID, 'display_name': NAME}]}
+        api.client.get.side_effect = [Exception("Not found"), (resp, body)]
+        self.manager = volume_snapshots.SnapshotManager(api)
+
+    def test_find(self):
+        result = utils.find_resource(self.manager, NAME)
+        self.assertEqual(ID, result.id)
+        self.assertEqual(NAME, result.display_name)
+
+    def test_not_find(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.CommandError, utils.find_resource,
+                          self.manager, 'GeorgeMartin')
diff --git a/openstackclient/volume/client.py b/openstackclient/volume/client.py
index 7cf828b440..9b37b8f53c 100644
--- a/openstackclient/volume/client.py
+++ b/openstackclient/volume/client.py
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@
 
 import logging
 
+from cinderclient.v1 import volume_snapshots
+from cinderclient.v1 import volumes
 from openstackclient.common import utils
 
+# Monkey patch for v1 cinderclient
+volumes.Volume.NAME_ATTR = 'display_name'
+volume_snapshots.Snapshot.NAME_ATTR = 'display_name'
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)