diff --git a/openstack/api/base.py b/openstack/api/base.py
index 49949bb..c6573f1 100644
--- a/openstack/api/base.py
+++ b/openstack/api/base.py
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ def _create(self, url, body, response_key):
         resp, body = self.api.connection.post(url, body=body)
         return self.resource_class(self, body[response_key])
 
+    def _put_create(self, url, body, response_key):
+        resp, body = self.api.connection.post(url, body=body)
+        return self.resource_class(self, body[response_key])
+
     def _delete(self, url):
         resp, body = self.api.connection.delete(url)
 
diff --git a/openstack/extras/users.py b/openstack/extras/users.py
index e399f6b..bceb3ce 100644
--- a/openstack/extras/users.py
+++ b/openstack/extras/users.py
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ class UserManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
     def get(self, user_id):
         return self._get("/users/%s" % user_id, "user")
 
-    def create(self, user_id, description, enabled=True):
-        params = {"tenant": {"id": user_id,
-                             "email": email,
-                             "enabled": enabled}}
+    def create(self, user_id, email, password, enabled=True):
+        params = {"user": {"id": user_id,
+                           "email": email,
+                           "enabled": enabled,
+                           "password": password}}
 
-        return self._create('/users', params, "user")
+        return self._put_create('/users', params, "user")
 
     def list(self):
         """