diff --git a/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py b/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py
index 82d64c440b2..d113f064272 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py
@@ -347,9 +347,9 @@ def setUp(self):
                        auth_url='http://127.0.0.1:5000/v2.0')
 
         # prepare token before vnc api invokes keystone
-        alice = User(ip, port, kc, 'alice', 'alice123', 'alice-role', 'alice-proj')
-        bob =   User(ip, port, kc, 'bob', 'bob123', 'bob-role', 'bob-proj')
-        admin = User(ip, port, kc, 'admin', 'contrail123', 'admin', 'admin')
+        alice = User(ip, port, kc, 'alice', 'alice123', 'alice-role', 'alice-proj-%s' % self.id())
+        bob =   User(ip, port, kc, 'bob', 'bob123', 'bob-role', 'bob-proj-%s' % self.id())
+        admin = User(ip, port, kc, 'admin', 'contrail123', 'admin', 'admin-%s' % self.id())
 
         self.alice = alice
         self.bob   = bob
@@ -762,10 +762,6 @@ def test_ri_owner(self):
         self.assertEquals(ri.get_perms2().owner, 'cloud-admin')
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        self._api_svr_greenlet.kill()
-        self._api_server._db_conn._msgbus.shutdown()
-        test_utils.FakeIfmapClient.reset()
-        test_utils.CassandraCFs.reset()
         super(TestPermissions, self).tearDown()
     # end tearDown
 
diff --git a/src/config/api-server/vnc_auth_keystone.py b/src/config/api-server/vnc_auth_keystone.py
index 2e3f24b5422..e9eee8f71b8 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/vnc_auth_keystone.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/vnc_auth_keystone.py
@@ -265,7 +265,12 @@ def verify_signed_token(self, user_token):
     # gets called from keystone middleware after token check
     def token_valid(self, env, start_response):
         status = env.get('HTTP_X_IDENTITY_STATUS')
-        return True if status != 'Invalid' else False
+        token_info = env.get('keystone.token_info')
+        start_response('200 OK', [('Content-type', 'text/plain')])
+        return token_info if status != 'Invalid' else ''
+
+    def start_response(self, status, headers):
+        pass
 
     def validate_user_token(self, request):
         # following config forces keystone middleware to always return the result
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@ def validate_user_token(self, request):
         conf_info['delay_auth_decision'] = True
 
         auth_middleware = auth_token.AuthProtocol(self.token_valid, conf_info)
-        return auth_middleware(request.headers.environ, None)
+        return auth_middleware(request.headers.environ, self.start_response)
 
     # convert keystone user id to name
     def user_id_to_name(self, id):
diff --git a/src/config/common/tests/test_utils.py b/src/config/common/tests/test_utils.py
index 07581fc5d65..95e73e1086a 100644
--- a/src/config/common/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/src/config/common/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ def __call__(self, env, start_response):
             return self._reject_request(env, start_response)
 
         token_info = self._validate_user_token(user_token, env)
-        # env['keystone.token_info'] = token_info
+        env['keystone.token_info'] = token_info
         user_headers = self._build_user_headers(token_info)
         self._add_headers(env, user_headers)
         return self.app(env, start_response)