diff --git a/spec/unit/indirector/facts/inventory_active_record_spec.rb b/spec/unit/indirector/facts/inventory_active_record_spec.rb
index 538aa5f47..022150c76 100644
--- a/spec/unit/indirector/facts/inventory_active_record_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/indirector/facts/inventory_active_record_spec.rb
@@ -1,164 +1,167 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../../spec_helper'
-require 'sqlite3' rescue nil
+begin
+  require 'sqlite3'
+rescue LoadError
+end
 require 'tempfile'
 require 'puppet/rails'
 
 describe "Puppet::Node::Facts::InventoryActiveRecord", :if => (Puppet.features.rails? and defined? SQLite3) do
   let(:terminus) { Puppet::Node::Facts::InventoryActiveRecord.new }
 
   before :all do
     require 'puppet/indirector/facts/inventory_active_record'
     @dbfile = Tempfile.new("testdb")
     @dbfile.close
   end
 
   after :all do
     Puppet::Node::Facts.indirection.reset_terminus_class
     @dbfile.unlink
   end
 
   before :each do
     Puppet::Node::Facts.terminus_class = :inventory_active_record
     Puppet[:dbadapter]  = 'sqlite3'
     Puppet[:dblocation] = @dbfile.path
     Puppet[:railslog] = "/dev/null"
     Puppet::Rails.init
   end
 
   after :each do
     Puppet::Rails.teardown
     ActiveRecord::Base.remove_connection
   end
 
   describe "#save" do
     it "should use an existing node if possible" do
       node = Puppet::Rails::InventoryNode.new(:name => "foo", :timestamp => Time.now)
       node.save
       Puppet::Node::Facts.new("foo", "uptime_days" => "60", "kernel" => "Darwin").save
 
       Puppet::Rails::InventoryNode.count.should == 1
       Puppet::Rails::InventoryNode.first.should == node
     end
 
     it "should create a new node if one can't be found" do
       # This test isn't valid if there are nodes to begin with
       Puppet::Rails::InventoryNode.count.should == 0
 
       Puppet::Node::Facts.new("foo", "uptime_days" => "60", "kernel" => "Darwin").save
 
       Puppet::Rails::InventoryNode.count.should == 1
       Puppet::Rails::InventoryNode.first.name.should == "foo"
     end
 
     it "should save the facts" do
       Puppet::Node::Facts.new("foo", "uptime_days" => "60", "kernel" => "Darwin").save
 
       Puppet::Rails::InventoryFact.all.map{|f| [f.name,f.value]}.should =~ [["uptime_days","60"],["kernel","Darwin"]]
     end
 
     it "should remove the previous facts for an existing node" do
       Puppet::Node::Facts.new("foo", "uptime_days" => "30", "kernel" => "Darwin").save
       bar_facts = Puppet::Node::Facts.new("bar", "uptime_days" => "35", "kernel" => "Linux")
       foo_facts = Puppet::Node::Facts.new("foo", "uptime_days" => "60", "is_virtual" => "false")
       bar_facts.save
       foo_facts.save
 
       Puppet::Node::Facts.find("bar").should == bar_facts
       Puppet::Node::Facts.find("foo").should == foo_facts
       Puppet::Rails::InventoryFact.all.map{|f| [f.name,f.value]}.should_not include(["uptime_days", "30"], ["kernel", "Darwin"])
     end
   end
 
   describe "#find" do
     before do
       @foo_facts = Puppet::Node::Facts.new("foo", "uptime_days" => "60", "kernel" => "Darwin")
       @bar_facts = Puppet::Node::Facts.new("bar", "uptime_days" => "30", "kernel" => "Linux")
       @foo_facts.save
       @bar_facts.save
     end
 
     it "should identify facts by node name" do
       Puppet::Node::Facts.find("foo").should == @foo_facts
     end
 
     it "should return nil if no node instance can be found" do
       Puppet::Node::Facts.find("non-existent node").should == nil
     end
   end
 
   describe "#search" do
     def search_request(conditions)
       Puppet::Indirector::Request.new(:facts, :search, nil, conditions)
     end
 
     before :each do
       @now = Time.now
       @foo = Puppet::Node::Facts.new("foo", "fact1" => "value1", "fact2" => "value2", "uptime_days" => "30")
       @bar = Puppet::Node::Facts.new("bar", "fact1" => "value1", "uptime_days" => "60")
       @baz = Puppet::Node::Facts.new("baz", "fact1" => "value2", "fact2" => "value1", "uptime_days" => "90")
       @bat = Puppet::Node::Facts.new("bat")
       @foo.timestamp = @now - 3600*1
       @bar.timestamp = @now - 3600*3
       @baz.timestamp = @now - 3600*5
       @bat.timestamp = @now - 3600*7
       @foo.save
       @bar.save
       @baz.save
       @bat.save
     end
 
     it "should return node names that match 'equal' constraints" do
       request = search_request('facts.fact1.eq' => 'value1',
                                'facts.fact2.eq' => 'value2')
       terminus.search(request).should == ["foo"]
     end
 
     it "should return node names that match 'not equal' constraints" do
       request = search_request('facts.fact1.ne' => 'value2')
       terminus.search(request).should == ["bar","foo"]
     end
 
     it "should return node names that match strict inequality constraints" do
       request = search_request('facts.uptime_days.gt' => '20',
                                'facts.uptime_days.lt' => '70')
       terminus.search(request).should == ["bar","foo"]
     end
 
     it "should return node names that match non-strict inequality constraints" do
       request = search_request('facts.uptime_days.ge' => '30',
                                'facts.uptime_days.le' => '60')
       terminus.search(request).should == ["bar","foo"]
     end
 
     it "should return node names whose facts are within a given timeframe" do
       request = search_request('meta.timestamp.ge' => @now - 3600*5,
                                'meta.timestamp.le' => @now - 3600*1)
       terminus.search(request).should == ["bar","baz","foo"]
     end
 
     it "should return node names whose facts are from a specific time" do
       request = search_request('meta.timestamp.eq' => @now - 3600*3)
       terminus.search(request).should == ["bar"]
     end
 
     it "should return node names whose facts are not from a specific time" do
       request = search_request('meta.timestamp.ne' => @now - 3600*1)
       terminus.search(request).should == ["bar","bat","baz"]
     end
 
     it "should perform strict searches on nodes by timestamp" do
       request = search_request('meta.timestamp.gt' => @now - 3600*5,
                                'meta.timestamp.lt' => @now - 3600*1)
       terminus.search(request).should == ["bar"]
     end
 
     it "should search nodes based on both facts and timestamp values" do
       request = search_request('facts.uptime_days.gt' => '45',
                                'meta.timestamp.lt'    => @now - 3600*4)
       terminus.search(request).should == ["baz"]
     end
   end
 end