diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/designate/basic.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/designate/basic.py
index f344b24f..e0575318 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/designate/basic.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/designate/basic.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class DesignateBasic(utils.DesignateScenario):
     @validation.required_openstack(users=True)
     @scenario.configure(context={"cleanup": ["designate"]})
     def create_and_delete_domain(self):
-        """Add and then delete a domain.
+        """Create and then delete a domain.
 
         Measure the performance of creating and deleting domains
         with different level of load.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class DesignateBasic(utils.DesignateScenario):
     @validation.required_openstack(users=True)
     @scenario.configure(context={"cleanup": ["designate"]})
     def create_and_delete_records(self, records_per_domain=5):
-        """Add and then delete records.
+        """Create and then delete records.
 
         Measure the performance of creating and deleting records
         with different level of load.
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class DesignateBasic(utils.DesignateScenario):
     @validation.required_openstack(users=True)
     @scenario.configure(context={"cleanup": ["designate"]})
     def create_and_list_records(self, records_per_domain=5):
-        """Add and then list records.
+        """Create and then list records.
 
         If you have only 1 user in your context, you will
         add 1 record on every iteration. So you will have more
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class DesignateBasic(utils.DesignateScenario):
     @validation.required_openstack(admin=True)
     @scenario.configure(context={"cleanup": ["designate"]})
     def create_and_delete_server(self):
-        """Add and then delete a server.
+        """Create and then delete a server.
 
         Measure the performance of creating and deleting servers
         with different level of load.
diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/images.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/images.py
index 80fd3486..f3b54288 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/images.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/images.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class GlanceImages(utils.GlanceScenario, nova_utils.NovaScenario):
     @scenario.configure(context={"cleanup": ["glance"]})
     def create_and_list_image(self, container_format,
                               image_location, disk_format, **kwargs):
-        """Add an image and then list all images.
+        """Create an image and then list all images.
 
         Measure the "glance image-list" command performance.
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class GlanceImages(utils.GlanceScenario, nova_utils.NovaScenario):
     @scenario.configure(context={"cleanup": ["glance"]})
     def create_and_delete_image(self, container_format,
                                 image_location, disk_format, **kwargs):
-        """Add and then delete an image.
+        """Create and then delete an image.
 
         :param container_format: container format of image. Acceptable
                                  formats: ami, ari, aki, bare, and ovf
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class GlanceImages(utils.GlanceScenario, nova_utils.NovaScenario):
                                         image_location, disk_format,
                                         flavor, number_instances,
                                         **kwargs):
-        """Add an image and boot several instances from it.
+        """Create an image and boot several instances from it.
 
         :param container_format: container format of image. Acceptable
                                  formats: ami, ari, aki, bare, and ovf