diff --git a/acceptance/tests/language/ticket_8174_enc_causes_spurious_deprecation_warnings.rb b/acceptance/tests/language/ticket_8174_enc_causes_spurious_deprecation_warnings.rb
index 43703fdbf..c29e5bf72 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/language/ticket_8174_enc_causes_spurious_deprecation_warnings.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/language/ticket_8174_enc_causes_spurious_deprecation_warnings.rb
@@ -1,78 +1,80 @@
 test_name "#8174: incorrect warning about deprecated scoping"
 
 testdir = master.tmpdir('scoping_deprecation')
 
 create_remote_file(master, "#{testdir}/puppet.conf", <<END)
 [main]
 node_terminus = exec
 external_nodes = "#{testdir}/enc"
 manifest = "#{testdir}/site.pp"
 modulepath = "#{testdir}/modules"
 END
 
 on master, "mkdir -p #{testdir}/modules/a/manifests"
 
 create_remote_file(master, "#{testdir}/enc", <<-PP)
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
 cat <<END
 ---
 classes:
   a
 parameters:
   enc_var: "Set from ENC."
 END
 exit 0
 PP
 
 create_remote_file(master, "#{testdir}/site.pp", <<-PP)
 $top_scope = "set from site.pp"
 node default {
   $node_var = "in node"
 }
 PP
 create_remote_file(master, "#{testdir}/modules/a/manifests/init.pp", <<-PP)
 class a {
   $locally = "locally declared"
   $dynamic_for_b = "dynamic and declared in a"
   notify { "fqdn from facts": message => $fqdn }
   notify { "locally declared var": message => $locally }
   notify { "var via enc": message => $enc_var }
   notify { "declared top scope": message => $top_scope }
   notify { "declared node": message => $node_var }
 
   include a::b
 }
 PP
 create_remote_file(master, "#{testdir}/modules/a/manifests/b.pp", <<-PP)
 class a::b {
   notify { "dynamic from elsewhere": message => $dynamic_for_b }
 }
 PP
 
 on master, "chown -R root:puppet #{testdir}"
 on master, "chmod -R g+rwX #{testdir}"
 on master, "chmod -R a+x #{testdir}/enc"
+on master, "touch #{testdir}/log"
+on master, "chown puppet #{testdir}/log"
 
 assert_log_on_master_contains = lambda do |string|
   on master, "grep '#{string}' #{testdir}/log"
 end
 
 assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain = lambda do |string|
   on master, "grep -v '#{string}' #{testdir}/log"
 end
 
 with_master_running_on(master, "--config #{testdir}/puppet.conf --debug --verbose --daemonize --dns_alt_names=\"puppet,$(hostname -s),$(hostname -f)\" --autosign true --logdest #{testdir}/log") do
   agents.each do |agent|
     run_agent_on(agent, "--no-daemonize --onetime --server #{master}")
   end
 
   assert_log_on_master_contains['Dynamic lookup of $dynamic_for_b']
   assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain['Dynamic lookup of $fqdn']
   assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain['Dynamic lookup of $locally']
   assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain['Dynamic lookup of $enc_var']
   assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain['Dynamic lookup of $top_scope']
   assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain['Dynamic lookup of $node_var']
 end
 
 on master, "rm -rf #{testdir}"