diff --git a/acceptance/tests/config/puppet_manages_own_configuration_in_robust_manner.rb b/acceptance/tests/config/puppet_manages_own_configuration_in_robust_manner.rb
index ea5bef339..0b1160100 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/config/puppet_manages_own_configuration_in_robust_manner.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/config/puppet_manages_own_configuration_in_robust_manner.rb
@@ -1,86 +1,88 @@
 # User story:
 # A new user has installed puppet either from source or from a gem, which does
 # not put the "puppet" user or group on the system. They run the puppet master,
 # which fails because of the missing user and then correct their actions. They
 # expect that after correcting their actions, puppet will work correctly.
 test_name "Puppet manages its own configuration in a robust manner"
 
+confine :except, :platform => 'fedora-19'
+
 skip_test "JVM Puppet cannot change its user while running." if @options[:is_puppetserver]
 
 # when owner/group works on windows for settings, this confine should be removed.
 confine :except, :platform => 'windows'
 # when managhome roundtrips for solaris, this confine should be removed
 confine :except, :platform => 'solaris'
 # pe setup includes ownership of external directories such as the passenger
 # document root, which puppet itself knows nothing about
 confine :except, :type => 'pe'
 # same issue for a foss passenger run
 if master.is_using_passenger?
   skip_test 'Cannot test with passenger.'
 end
 
 if master.use_service_scripts?
   # Beaker defaults to leaving puppet running when using service scripts,
   # Need to shut it down so we can modify user/group and test startup failure
   on(master, puppet('resource', 'service', master['puppetservice'], 'ensure=stopped'))
 end
 
 step "Clear out yaml directory because of a bug in the indirector/yaml. (See #21145)"
 on master, 'rm -rf $(puppet master --configprint yamldir)'
 
 original_state = {}
 step "Record original state of system users" do
   hosts.each do |host|
     original_state[host] = {}
     original_state[host][:user] = user = host.execute('puppet config print user')
     original_state[host][:group] = group = host.execute('puppet config print group')
     original_state[host][:ug_resources] = on(host, puppet('resource', 'user', user)).stdout
     original_state[host][:ug_resources] += on(host, puppet('resource', 'group', group)).stdout
     original_state[host][:ug_resources] += "Group['#{group}'] -> User['#{user}']\n"
   end
 end
 
 teardown do
   # And cleaning up yaml dir again here because we are changing service
   # user and group ids back to the original uid and gid
   on master, 'rm -rf $(puppet master --configprint yamldir)'
 
   if master.use_service_scripts?
     on(master, puppet('resource', 'service', master['puppetservice'], 'ensure=stopped'))
   end
 
   hosts.each do |host|
     apply_manifest_on(host, <<-ORIG, :catch_failures => true)
       #{original_state[host][:ug_resources]}
     ORIG
   end
 
   with_puppet_running_on(master, {}) do
     agents.each do |agent|
       on agent, puppet('agent', '-t', '--server', master)
     end
   end
 end
 
 step "Remove system users" do
   hosts.each do |host|
     on host, puppet('resource', 'user', original_state[host][:user], 'ensure=absent')
     on host, puppet('resource', 'group', original_state[host][:group], 'ensure=absent')
   end
 end
 
 step "Ensure master fails to start when missing system user" do
   on master, puppet('master'), :acceptable_exit_codes => [74] do
     assert_match(/could not change to group "#{original_state[master][:group]}"/, result.output)
     assert_match(/Could not change to user #{original_state[master][:user]}/, result.output)
   end
 end
 
 step "Ensure master starts when making users after having previously failed startup" do
   with_puppet_running_on(master,
                          :master => { :mkusers => true }) do
     agents.each do |agent|
       on agent, puppet('agent', '-t', '--server', master)
     end
   end
 end