diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_neutron_security_groups.py b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_neutron_security_groups.py
index f64d1ada45..e170a8461a 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_neutron_security_groups.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_neutron_security_groups.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #    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 six
 import uuid
 
 import mock
@@ -638,6 +639,14 @@ class MockClient(object):
 
     def create_security_group(self, body=None):
         s = body.get('security_group')
+        if not isinstance(s.get('name', ''), six.string_types):
+            msg = ('BadRequest: Invalid input for name. Reason: '
+                   'None is not a valid string.')
+            raise n_exc.BadRequest(message=msg)
+        if not isinstance(s.get('description.', ''), six.string_types):
+            msg = ('BadRequest: Invalid input for description. Reason: '
+                   'None is not a valid string.')
+            raise n_exc.BadRequest(message=msg)
         if len(s.get('name')) > 255 or len(s.get('description')) > 255:
             msg = 'Security Group name great than 255'
             raise n_exc.NeutronClientException(message=msg, status_code=401)
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_security_groups.py b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_security_groups.py
index 9669a3eb8a..580386ea84 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_security_groups.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_security_groups.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class TestSecurityGroupsV21(test.TestCase):
 
         req = fakes.HTTPRequest.blank('/v2/fake/os-security-groups')
         self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest,
-                          self.controller.create, req, sg)
+                          self.controller.create, req, {'security_group': sg})
 
         self._assert_no_security_groups_reserved(req.environ['nova.context'])