diff --git a/acceptance/tests/resource/service/ticket_1343_should_add_and_remove_symlinks.rb b/acceptance/tests/resource/service/ticket_1343_should_add_and_remove_symlinks.rb
index 0ff6ad23c..5f746c048 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/resource/service/ticket_1343_should_add_and_remove_symlinks.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/resource/service/ticket_1343_should_add_and_remove_symlinks.rb
@@ -1,54 +1,56 @@
 test_name 'RedHat Service Symlink Validation'
 
+confine :to, :platform => 'el-5' 
+
 manifest_httpd_setup = %Q{
   package { 'httpd':
     ensure => present,
   }
 }
 
 manifest_httpd_enabled = %Q{
   package { 'httpd':
     ensure => present,
   }
   service { 'httpd':
     enable => true,
   }
 }
 
 manifest_httpd_disabled = %Q{
   package { 'httpd':
     ensure => present,
   }
   service { 'httpd':
     enable => false,
   }
 }
 
 init_script = "/etc/init.d/httpd"
 start_symlink = "S85httpd"
 kill_symlink = "K15httpd"
 
 start_runlevels = ["2", "3", "4", "5"]
 kill_runlevels = ["0", "1", "6"]
 
 agents.each do |agent|
   step "setting up test preconditions"
   apply_manifest_on(agent, manifest_httpd_setup, :catch_failures => true) do
     # chkconfig --del will remove all rc.d symlinks for this service
     on agent, "chkconfig --del httpd"
   end
 
   step "ensure enabling httpd creates the S-symlinks"
   apply_manifest_on(agent, manifest_httpd_enabled, :catch_failures => true) do
     start_runlevels.each do |runlevel|
       on agent, "test -L /etc/rc.d/rc#{runlevel}.d/#{start_symlink} && test -f #{init_script}"
     end
   end
 
   step "ensure enabling httpd creates the K-symlinks"
   apply_manifest_on(agent, manifest_httpd_enabled, :catch_failures => true) do
     kill_runlevels.each do |runlevel|
       on agent, "test -L /etc/rc.d/rc#{runlevel}.d/#{kill_symlink} && test -f #{init_script}"
     end
   end
 end