diff --git a/acceptance/tests/resource/service/ticket_14297_handle_upstart.rb b/acceptance/tests/resource/service/ticket_14297_handle_upstart.rb
index 1400443f1..23c5a1531 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/resource/service/ticket_14297_handle_upstart.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/resource/service/ticket_14297_handle_upstart.rb
@@ -1,58 +1,66 @@
 test_name 'Upstart Testing'
 
 # only run these on ubuntu vms
 confine :to, :platform => 'ubuntu'
 
 # pick any ubuntu agent
 agent = agents.first
 
 def manage_service_for(pkg, state, agent)
 
   return_code = 0
 
   if pkg == 'rabbitmq-server' && state == 'stopped'
-    return_code = 3
+    if agent['platform'].codename == 'lucid'
+      return_code = 1
+    else
+      return_code = 3
+    end
   end
 
   manifest = <<-MANIFEST
     service { '#{pkg}':
       ensure => #{state},
     } ~>
     exec { 'service #{pkg} status':
       path      => $path,
       logoutput => true,
       returns => #{return_code},
     }
   MANIFEST
 
   apply_manifest_on(agent, manifest, :catch_failures => true) do
     if pkg == 'rabbitmq-server'
       if state == 'running'
-        assert_match(/Status of node/m, stdout, "Could not start #{pkg}.")
-      elsif
-        assert_match(/unable to connect to node/m, stdout, "Could not stop #{pkg}.")
+        assert_match(/Status of.*node/m, stdout, "Could not start #{pkg}.")
+      else
+        if agent['platform'].codename == 'lucid'
+          assert_match(/no_nodes_running/, stdout, "Could not stop #{pkg}.")
+        else
+          assert_match(/unable to connect to node/, stdout, "Could not stop #{pkg}.")
+        end
       end
     else
       if state == 'running'
-        assert_match(/start/m, stdout, "Could not start #{pkg}.")
-      elsif
-        assert_match(/stop/m, stdout, "Could not stop #{pkg}.")
+        assert_match(/start/, stdout, "Could not start #{pkg}.")
+      else
+        assert_match(/stop/, stdout, "Could not stop #{pkg}.")
       end
     end
   end
 end
 
 begin
 # in Precise these packages provide a mix of upstart with no linked init
 # script (tty2), upstart linked to an init script (rsyslog), and no upstart
 # script - only an init script (rabbitmq-server)
   %w(tty2 rsyslog rabbitmq-server).each do |pkg|
 
     on agent, puppet_resource("package #{pkg} ensure=present")
 
     # Cycle the services
     manage_service_for(pkg, "running", agent)
     manage_service_for(pkg, "stopped", agent)
     manage_service_for(pkg, "running", agent)
   end
 end