diff --git a/integration/tests/integration/tests/volumes/driver.py b/integration/tests/integration/tests/volumes/driver.py
index 340b721cab..3e08459737 100644
--- a/integration/tests/integration/tests/volumes/driver.py
+++ b/integration/tests/integration/tests/volumes/driver.py
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ class AddVolumeFailure(VolumeTest):
                                            snapshot_id=None, name=name,
                                            description=desc)
         self.assertEqual(HUGE_VOLUME, volume["size"])
-        self.assertTrue("creating", volume["status"])
-        self.assertTrue("detached", volume["attach_status"])
+        self.assertEqual("creating", volume["status"])
+        self.assertEqual("detached", volume["attach_status"])
         self.storyFail.volume = volume
         self.storyFail.volume_id = volume["id"]
 
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ class AfterVolumeFailureIsAdded(VolumeTest):
         """Wait until the volume is a FAILURE."""
         volume = poll_until(lambda: self.storyFail.get_volume(),
                             lambda volume: volume["status"] != "creating")
-        self.assertEqual(volume["status"], "error")
-        self.assertTrue(volume["attach_status"], "detached")
+        self.assertEqual("error", volume["status"])
+        self.assertEqual("detached", volume["attach_status"])
 
     @time_out(60)
     def test_mgmt_volume_check(self):
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ class AddVolume(VolumeTest):
                                        snapshot_id=None, name=name,
                                        description=desc)
         self.assert_volume_as_expected(volume)
-        self.assertTrue("creating", volume["status"])
-        self.assertTrue("detached", volume["attach_status"])
+        self.assertEqual("creating", volume["status"])
+        self.assertEqual("detached", volume["attach_status"])
         self.story.volume = volume
         self.story.volume_id = volume["id"]
 
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ class AfterVolumeIsAdded(VolumeTest):
         """Wait until the volume is finished provisioning."""
         volume = poll_until(lambda: self.story.get_volume(),
                             lambda volume: volume["status"] != "creating")
-        self.assertEqual(volume["status"], "available")
+        self.assertEqual("available", volume["status"])
         self.assert_volume_as_expected(volume)
-        self.assertTrue(volume["attach_status"], "detached")
+        self.assertEqual("detached", volume["attach_status"])
 
     @time_out(60)
     def test_mgmt_volume_check(self):
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@ class ResizeVolume(VolumeTest):
 
         volume = poll_until(lambda: self.story.get_volume(),
                             lambda volume: volume["status"] == "resized")
-        self.assertEqual(volume["status"], "resized")
-        self.assertTrue(volume["attach_status"], "attached")
-        self.assertTrue(volume['size'], self.story.resize_volume_size)
+        self.assertEqual("resized", volume["status"])
+        self.assertEqual("attached", volume["attach_status"])
+        self.assertEqual(self.story.resize_volume_size, volume['size'])
 
     @time_out(300)
     def test_resizefs_rescan(self):
diff --git a/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_pxc_controller.py b/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_pxc_controller.py
index 133c4b4adb..89edc3c975 100644
--- a/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_pxc_controller.py
+++ b/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_pxc_controller.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TestClusterController(trove_testtools.TestCase):
         schema = self.controller.get_schema('create', self.cluster)
         self.assertIsNotNone(schema)
         self.assertIn('cluster', schema['properties'])
-        self.assertTrue('cluster')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(schema['properties']['cluster'])
 
     def test_validate_create(self):
         body = self.cluster
diff --git a/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_redis_controller.py b/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_redis_controller.py
index 3161a87d1a..80159cebad 100644
--- a/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_redis_controller.py
+++ b/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_redis_controller.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class TestClusterController(trove_testtools.TestCase):
         schema = self.controller.get_schema('create', self.cluster)
         self.assertIsNotNone(schema)
         self.assertIn('cluster', schema['properties'])
-        self.assertTrue('cluster')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(schema['properties']['cluster'])
 
     def test_validate_create(self):
         body = self.cluster
diff --git a/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_vertica_controller.py b/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_vertica_controller.py
index da0d6cb98d..8929870144 100644
--- a/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_vertica_controller.py
+++ b/trove/tests/unittests/cluster/test_cluster_vertica_controller.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TestClusterController(trove_testtools.TestCase):
         schema = self.controller.get_schema('create', self.cluster)
         self.assertIsNotNone(schema)
         self.assertIn('cluster', schema['properties'])
-        self.assertTrue('cluster')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(schema['properties']['cluster'])
 
     def test_validate_create(self):
         body = self.cluster
diff --git a/trove/tests/unittests/common/test_common_extensions.py b/trove/tests/unittests/common/test_common_extensions.py
index e23d9a892e..813c936e47 100644
--- a/trove/tests/unittests/common/test_common_extensions.py
+++ b/trove/tests/unittests/common/test_common_extensions.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class TestRootController(trove_testtools.TestCase):
         root_controller.root_index = Mock(return_value=ret)
         service_load_root_controller.return_value = root_controller
 
-        self.assertTrue(ret, self.controller.index(req, tenant_id, uuid))
+        self.assertEqual(ret, self.controller.index(req, tenant_id, uuid))
         service_get_datastore.assert_called_with(tenant_id, uuid)
         service_load_root_controller.assert_called_with(ds_manager)
         root_controller.root_index.assert_called_with(
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class TestRootController(trove_testtools.TestCase):
         root_controller.root_create = Mock(return_value=ret)
         service_load_root_controller.return_value = root_controller
 
-        self.assertTrue(
+        self.assertEqual(
             ret, self.controller.create(req, tenant_id, uuid, body=body))
         service_get_datastore.assert_called_with(tenant_id, uuid)
         service_load_root_controller.assert_called_with(ds_manager)
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ class TestClusterRootController(trove_testtools.TestCase):
         cluster_instances = [db_inst_1, db_inst_2]
         mock_find_all.return_value.all.return_value = cluster_instances
         ret = self.controller._get_cluster_instance_id(tenant_id, cluster_id)
-        self.assertTrue(db_inst_1.id, ret[0])
-        self.assertTrue(cluster_instances, ret[1])
+        self.assertEqual(db_inst_1.id, ret[0])
+        self.assertEqual([db_inst_1.id, db_inst_2.id], ret[1])
 
     @patch.object(models.ClusterRoot, "create")
     def test_instance_root_create(self, mock_cluster_root_create):