diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py
index f07f65864b6..e823b7b96a2 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py
@@ -1453,8 +1453,8 @@ class XIVProxyTest(test.TestCase):
             {}, group_obj, [volume],
             cgsnap_group_obj, [snapshot], None, None)
 
-        p.ibm_storage_cli.cmd.cg_create.assert_called_once_with(cg=group_obj,
-                                                                pool='WTF32')
+        p.ibm_storage_cli.cmd.cg_create.assert_called_once_with(
+            cg=p._cg_name_from_id(group_obj.id), pool='WTF32')
 
         self.assertEqual('available', model_update['status'])
 
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py
index b1e0460c989..c0c29501b3e 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ class XIVProxy(proxy.IBMStorageProxy):
             LOG.debug("Creating from cgsnapshot %(cg)s",
                       {'cg': self._cg_name_from_group(cgsnapshot)})
             try:
-                self._create_consistencygroup(context, group)
+                self._create_consistencygroup(context, cgname)
             except Exception as e:
                 LOG.error(
                     "Creating CG from cgsnapshot failed: %(details)s",