diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/identity/users.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/identity/users.rb
index 526629f37..646dadf31 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/identity/users.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/identity/users.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module Fog
           new(data)
         rescue Excon::Errors::NotFound
           nil
-        rescue Excon::Errors::NotAuthorized
+        rescue Excon::Errors::Unauthorized
           nil
         end
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Fog
           new(data)
         rescue Excon::Errors::NotFound
           nil
-        rescue Excon::Errors::NotAuthorized
+        rescue Excon::Errors::Unauthorized
           nil
         end
       end
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/requests/identity/user_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/requests/identity/user_tests.rb
index 62803beb0..20026474b 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/requests/identity/user_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/requests/identity/user_tests.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Identity | users', ['rackspace']) do
 
   service = Fog::Rackspace::Identity.new
   id = nil
-  username = 'foguser'
+  username = "fog#{Time.now.to_i.to_s}"
   email = 'fog_user@example.com'
   enabled = true
   password = 'Fog_password1'
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Identity | users', ['rackspace']) do
       service.delete_user(id)
     end
 
+    # there appears to be a werid caching issue. It's just easier to create a new username and continue on
+    username = "fog#{Time.now.to_i.to_s}"
+
     tests('#create_user with password').succeeds do
       data = service.create_user(username, email, enabled, :password => password ).body
       id = data['user']['id']