diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
index 4062696..5504b13 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
         cls.server_id = server['id']
 
+    @test.skip_because(bug="1273948")
     @test.attr(type=['gate', 'negative'])
     def test_server_create_metadata_key_too_long(self):
         # Attempt to start a server with a meta-data key that is > 255
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
         for sz in [256, 257, 511, 1023]:
             key = "k" * sz
             meta = {key: 'data1'}
-            self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+            self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
                               self.create_test_server,
                               meta=meta)
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_servers_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_servers_negative.py
index e58d33d..675c4f8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_servers_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_servers_negative.py
@@ -191,12 +191,13 @@
                           self.create_test_server,
                           key_name=key_name)
 
+    @test.skip_because(bug="1273948")
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_create_server_metadata_exceeds_length_limit(self):
         # Pass really long metadata while creating a server
 
         metadata = {'a': 'b' * 260}
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
                           self.create_test_server,
                           meta=metadata)