diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/service/upstart.rb b/spec/unit/provider/service/upstart.rb
index 439fd2c79..9fde9e67f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/service/upstart.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/service/upstart.rb
@@ -1,50 +1,49 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../../spec_helper'
 
 provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:service).provider(:upstart)
 
 describe provider_class do
   describe "#instances" do
     it "should be able to find all instances" do
       processes = ["rc stop/waiting", "ssh start/running, process 712"]
       provider_class.stubs(:execpipe).yields(processes)
       provider_class.instances.map {|provider| provider.name}.should =~ ["rc","ssh"]
     end
 
     it "should attach the interface name for network interfaces" do
       processes = ["network-interface (eth0)"]
       provider_class.stubs(:execpipe).yields(processes)
       provider_class.instances.first.name.should == "network-interface INTERFACE=eth0"
     end
   end
 
   describe "#status" do
     it "should allow the user to override the status command" do
       resource = Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => "foo", :provider => :upstart, :status => "/bin/foo")
       provider = provider_class.new(resource)
 
-      Process::Status.any_instance.stubs(:exitstatus).returns(0)
-      provider.expects(:ucommand)
+      provider.expects(:ucommand).with { `true`; true }
       provider.status.should == :running
     end
 
     it "should use the default status command if none is specified" do
       resource = Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => "foo", :provider => :upstart)
       provider = provider_class.new(resource)
 
       provider.expects(:status_exec).with(["foo"]).returns("foo start/running, process 1000")
       Process::Status.any_instance.stubs(:exitstatus).returns(0)
       provider.status.should == :running
     end
 
     it "should properly handle services with 'start' in their name" do
       resource = Puppet::Type.type(:service).new(:name => "foostartbar", :provider => :upstart)
       provider = provider_class.new(resource)
 
       provider.expects(:status_exec).with(["foostartbar"]).returns("foostartbar stop/waiting")
       Process::Status.any_instance.stubs(:exitstatus).returns(0)
       provider.status.should == :stopped
     end
   end
 end