diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/tests.py
index 3630cb79ad..c6cf65e5da 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/tests.py
@@ -133,10 +133,6 @@ class InstanceViewTest(test.BaseAdminViewTests):
         res = self.client.get(INDEX_URL)
         instances = res.context['table'].data
         self.assertTemplateUsed(res, INDEX_TEMPLATE)
-        # Since error messages produced for each instance are identical,
-        # there will be only one error message for all instances
-        # (messages de-duplication).
-        self.assertMessageCount(res, error=1)
         self.assertCountEqual(instances, servers)
 
         self.assertEqual(self.mock_image_list_detailed.call_count, 4)
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/views.py
index c35527fe46..efa28dd763 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/instances/views.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ from openstack_dashboard.dashboards.admin.instances \
 from openstack_dashboard.dashboards.admin.instances \
     import tables as project_tables
 from openstack_dashboard.dashboards.admin.instances import tabs
+from openstack_dashboard.dashboards.project.instances \
+    import utils as instance_utils
 from openstack_dashboard.dashboards.project.instances import views
 from openstack_dashboard.dashboards.project.instances.workflows \
     import update_instance
@@ -215,18 +217,9 @@ class AdminIndexView(tables.PagedTableMixin, tables.DataTableView):
                 else:
                     inst.image['name'] = _("-")
 
-            flavor_id = inst.flavor["id"]
-            try:
-                if flavor_id in flavor_dict:
-                    inst.full_flavor = flavor_dict[flavor_id]
-                else:
-                    # If the flavor_id is not in flavor_dict list,
-                    # gets it via nova api.
-                    inst.full_flavor = api.nova.flavor_get(
-                        self.request, flavor_id)
-            except Exception:
-                msg = _('Unable to retrieve instance size information.')
-                exceptions.handle(self.request, msg)
+            inst.full_flavor = instance_utils.resolve_flavor(self.request,
+                                                             inst, flavor_dict)
+
             tenant = tenant_dict.get(inst.tenant_id, None)
             inst.tenant_name = getattr(tenant, "name", None)
         return instances
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/tests.py
index 5e074a7005..9f0c7833d4 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/tests.py
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ class InstanceTableTests(InstanceTestBase, InstanceTableTestMixin):
         self.mock_is_feature_available.return_value = True
         self.mock_server_list_paged.return_value = [servers, False, False]
         self.mock_servers_update_addresses.return_value = None
+        self.mock_flavor_get.side_effect = self.exceptions.nova
         self.mock_flavor_list.side_effect = self.exceptions.nova
         self.mock_image_list_detailed.return_value = (self.images.list(),
                                                       False, False)
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/views.py
index b91e00ea41..ca7e6333be 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/views.py
@@ -171,14 +171,9 @@ class IndexView(tables.PagedTableMixin, tables.DataTableView):
         for instance in instances:
             self._populate_image_info(instance, image_dict, volume_dict)
 
-            flavor_id = instance.flavor["id"]
-            if flavor_id in flavor_dict:
-                instance.full_flavor = flavor_dict[flavor_id]
-            else:
-                # If the flavor_id is not in flavor_dict,
-                # put info in the log file.
-                LOG.info('Unable to retrieve flavor "%s" for instance "%s".',
-                         flavor_id, instance.id)
+            instance.full_flavor = instance_utils.resolve_flavor(self.request,
+                                                                 instance,
+                                                                 flavor_dict)
 
         return instances