diff --git a/acceptance/tests/resource/package/ips/basic_tests.rb b/acceptance/tests/resource/package/ips/basic_tests.rb
index f08a4eb21..a41508837 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/resource/package/ips/basic_tests.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/resource/package/ips/basic_tests.rb
@@ -1,73 +1,73 @@
 test_name "Package:IPS basic tests"
 confine :to, :platform => 'solaris-11'
 
 require 'puppet/acceptance/solaris_util'
 extend Puppet::Acceptance::IPSUtils
 
 teardown do
   step "cleanup"
   agents.each do |agent|
     clean agent
   end
 end
 
 
 agents.each do |agent|
   step "IPS: clean slate"
   clean agent
 
   step "IPS: setup"
   setup agent
   setup_fakeroot agent
   send_pkg agent, :pkg => 'mypkg@0.0.1'
   set_publisher agent
 
   step "IPS: basic ensure we are clean"
   apply_manifest_on(agent, 'package {mypkg : ensure=>absent}')
   on(agent, "pkg list -v mypkg", :acceptable_exit_codes => [1]) do
     assert_no_match( /mypkg@0.0.1/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
   end
 
   step "IPS: basic - it should create"
   apply_manifest_on(agent, 'package {mypkg : ensure=>present}') do
     assert_match( /ensure: created/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
   end
 
   step "IPS: check it was created"
   on agent, "puppet resource package mypkg" do
-    assert_match( /ensure => '0.0.1'/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
+    assert_match( /ensure => '0\.0\.1,.*'/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
   end
 
   step "IPS: do not upgrade until latest is mentioned"
   send_pkg agent,:pkg => 'mypkg@0.0.2'
   apply_manifest_on(agent, 'package {mypkg : ensure=>present}') do
     assert_no_match( /ensure: created/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
   end
 
   step "IPS: verify it was not upgraded"
   on agent, "puppet resource package mypkg" do
-    assert_match( /ensure => '0.0.1'/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
+    assert_match( /ensure => '0\.0\.1,.*'/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
   end
 
   step "IPS: ask to be latest"
   apply_manifest_on(agent, 'package {mypkg : ensure=>latest}')
 
   step "IPS: ensure it was upgraded"
   on agent, "puppet resource package mypkg" do
-    assert_match( /ensure => '0.0.2'/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
+    assert_match( /ensure => '0\.0\.2,.*'/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
   end
 
   step "IPS: when there are more than one option, choose latest."
   send_pkg agent,:pkg => 'mypkg@0.0.3'
   send_pkg agent,:pkg => 'mypkg@0.0.4'
   apply_manifest_on(agent, 'package {mypkg : ensure=>latest}')
   on agent, "puppet resource package mypkg" do
-    assert_match( /ensure => '0.0.4'/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
+    assert_match( /ensure => '0\.0\.4,.*'/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
   end
 
   step "IPS: ensure removed."
   apply_manifest_on(agent, 'package {mypkg : ensure=>absent}')
   on(agent, "pkg list -v mypkg", :acceptable_exit_codes => [1]) do
     assert_no_match( /mypkg@0.0.1/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
   end
 end
diff --git a/acceptance/tests/resource/package/ips/should_create.rb b/acceptance/tests/resource/package/ips/should_create.rb
index 3d0eb66d1..88242d6e8 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/resource/package/ips/should_create.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/resource/package/ips/should_create.rb
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 test_name "Package:IPS basic tests"
 confine :to, :platform => 'solaris-11'
 
 require 'puppet/acceptance/solaris_util'
 extend Puppet::Acceptance::IPSUtils
 
 teardown do
   step "cleanup"
   agents.each do |agent|
     clean agent
   end
 end
 
 
 agents.each do |agent|
   step "IPS: clean slate"
   clean agent
   step "IPS: setup"
   setup agent
   setup_fakeroot agent
   send_pkg agent, :pkg => 'mypkg@0.0.1'
   set_publisher agent
   step "IPS: basic - it should create"
   apply_manifest_on(agent, 'package {mypkg : ensure=>present}') do
     assert_match( /ensure: created/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
   end
   step "IPS: check it was created"
   on agent, "puppet resource package mypkg" do
-    assert_match( /ensure => '0.0.1'/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
+    assert_match( /ensure => '0\.0\.1,.*'/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
   end
   on agent, "pkg list -v mypkg" do
     assert_match( /mypkg@0.0.1/, result.stdout, "err: #{agent}")
   end
 end