diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/volume/v2/test_type.py b/openstackclient/tests/volume/v2/test_type.py
index 9a07263b5f..c63cd1fa53 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/volume/v2/test_type.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/volume/v2/test_type.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class TestTypeCreate(TestType):
         self.types_mock.create.assert_called_with(
             volume_fakes.type_name,
             description=volume_fakes.type_description,
-            public=True,
+            is_public=True,
         )
 
         collist = (
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class TestTypeCreate(TestType):
         arglist = [
             volume_fakes.type_name,
             "--description", volume_fakes.type_description,
-            "--private"
+            "--private",
         ]
         verifylist = [
             ("name", volume_fakes.type_name),
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class TestTypeCreate(TestType):
         self.types_mock.create.assert_called_with(
             volume_fakes.type_name,
             description=volume_fakes.type_description,
-            private=True,
+            is_public=False,
         )
 
         collist = (
diff --git a/openstackclient/volume/v2/volume_type.py b/openstackclient/volume/v2/volume_type.py
index 8cca86f9a3..583e6ed9c6 100644
--- a/openstackclient/volume/v2/volume_type.py
+++ b/openstackclient/volume/v2/volume_type.py
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ class CreateVolumeType(show.ShowOne):
 
         kwargs = {}
         if parsed_args.public:
-            kwargs['public'] = True
+            kwargs['is_public'] = True
         if parsed_args.private:
-            kwargs['private'] = True
+            kwargs['is_public'] = False
 
         volume_type = volume_client.volume_types.create(
             parsed_args.name,