diff --git a/spec/unit/util/log/destinations_spec.rb b/spec/unit/util/log/destinations_spec.rb
index 23e52a5b8..343551ef2 100755
--- a/spec/unit/util/log/destinations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/util/log/destinations_spec.rb
@@ -1,158 +1,158 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env rspec
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 require 'puppet/util/log'
 
 describe Puppet::Util::Log.desttypes[:report] do
   before do
     @dest = Puppet::Util::Log.desttypes[:report]
   end
 
   it "should require a report at initialization" do
     @dest.new("foo").report.should == "foo"
   end
 
   it "should send new messages to the report" do
     report = mock 'report'
     dest = @dest.new(report)
 
     report.expects(:<<).with("my log")
 
     dest.handle "my log"
   end
 end
 
 
 describe Puppet::Util::Log.desttypes[:file] do
   before do
     File.stubs(:open)           # prevent actually creating the file
     @class = Puppet::Util::Log.desttypes[:file]
   end
 
   it "should default to automatically flush log output" do
     @class.new('/tmp/log').autoflush.should == true
   end
 
   describe "when matching" do
     shared_examples_for "file destination" do
       it "should match an absolute path" do
         @class.match?(abspath).should be_true
       end
 
       it "should not match a relative path" do
         @class.match?(relpath).should be_false
       end
     end
 
     describe "on POSIX systems", :as_platform => :posix do
       let (:abspath) { '/tmp/log' }
       let (:relpath) { 'log' }
 
       it_behaves_like "file destination"
     end
 
     describe "on Windows systems", :as_platform => :windows do
       let (:abspath) { 'C:\\temp\\log.txt' }
       let (:relpath) { 'log.txt' }
 
       it_behaves_like "file destination"
     end
   end
 end
 
 describe Puppet::Util::Log.desttypes[:syslog] do
   let (:klass) { Puppet::Util::Log.desttypes[:syslog] }
 
   # these tests can only be run when syslog is present, because
   # we can't stub the top-level Syslog module
   describe "when syslog is available", :if => Puppet.features.syslog? do
     before :each do
       Syslog.stubs(:opened?).returns(false)
       Syslog.stubs(:const_get).returns("LOG_KERN").returns(0)
       Syslog.stubs(:open)
     end
 
     it "should open syslog" do
       Syslog.expects(:open)
 
       klass.new
     end
 
     it "should close syslog" do
       Syslog.expects(:close)
 
       dest = klass.new
       dest.close
     end
 
     it "should send messages to syslog" do
       syslog = mock 'syslog'
       syslog.expects(:info).with("don't panic")
       Syslog.stubs(:open).returns(syslog)
 
       msg = Puppet::Util::Log.new(:level => :info, :message => "don't panic")
       dest = klass.new
       dest.handle(msg)
     end
   end
 
   describe "when syslog is unavailable" do
     it "should not be a suitable log destination" do
       Puppet.features.stubs(:syslog?).returns(false)
 
       klass.suitable?(:syslog).should be_false
     end
   end
 end
 
 describe Puppet::Util::Log.desttypes[:console] do
   describe "when color is available" do
     it "should support color output" do
-      Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:color).returns(true)
+      Puppet[:color] = true
       subject.colorize(:red, 'version').should == "\e[0;31mversion\e[0m"
     end
 
     it "should withhold color output when not appropriate" do
-      Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:color).returns(false)
+      Puppet[:color] = false
       subject.colorize(:red, 'version').should == "version"
     end
 
     it "should handle multiple overlapping colors in a stack-like way" do
-      Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:color).returns(true)
+      Puppet[:color] = true
       vstring = subject.colorize(:red, 'version')
       subject.colorize(:green, "(#{vstring})").should == "\e[0;32m(\e[0;31mversion\e[0;32m)\e[0m"
     end
 
     it "should handle resets in a stack-like way" do
-      Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:color).returns(true)
+      Puppet[:color] = true
       vstring = subject.colorize(:reset, 'version')
       subject.colorize(:green, "(#{vstring})").should == "\e[0;32m(\e[mversion\e[0;32m)\e[0m"
     end
   end
 end
 
 describe Puppet::Util::Log.desttypes[:telly_prototype_console] do
   describe "when color is available" do
     it "should support color output" do
       Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:color).returns(true)
       subject.colorize(:red, 'version').should == "\e[0;31mversion\e[0m"
     end
 
     it "should withhold color output when not appropriate" do
       Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:color).returns(false)
       subject.colorize(:red, 'version').should == "version"
     end
 
     it "should handle multiple overlapping colors in a stack-like way" do
       Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:color).returns(true)
       vstring = subject.colorize(:red, 'version')
       subject.colorize(:green, "(#{vstring})").should == "\e[0;32m(\e[0;31mversion\e[0;32m)\e[0m"
     end
 
     it "should handle resets in a stack-like way" do
       Puppet.stubs(:[]).with(:color).returns(true)
       vstring = subject.colorize(:reset, 'version')
       subject.colorize(:green, "(#{vstring})").should == "\e[0;32m(\e[mversion\e[0;32m)\e[0m"
     end
   end
 end