1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/volume/volumes.py b/nova/api/openstack/volume/volumes.py
index 4c12638b4..ec9a47a74 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/volume/volumes.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/volume/volumes.py
@@ -218,7 +218,17 @@ class VolumeController(object):
             raise exc.HTTPUnprocessableEntity()
 
         volume = body['volume']
-        size = volume['size']
+
+        def as_int(s):
+            try:
+                return int(s)
+            except ValueError:
+                return s
+
+        # NOTE(eglynn): we're tolerant of non-int sizes here, as type
+        # integrity is enforced later in the creation codepath
+        size = as_int(volume['size'])
+
         LOG.audit(_("Create volume of %s GB"), size, context=context)
 
         kwargs = {}