diff --git a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
index 0ebf390..7e84198 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
 require 'spec_helper_common'
 
 unless ENV['RS_PROVISION'] == 'no' or ENV['BEAKER_provision'] == 'no'
-  if hosts.first.is_pe?
-    install_pe
+  # This will install the latest available package on el and deb based
+  # systems fail on windows and osx, and install via gem on other *nixes
+  foss_opts = {:default_action => 'gem_install'}
+
+  if default.is_pe?; then
+    install_pe;
   else
-    install_puppet
+    install_puppet(foss_opts);
   end
+
   hosts.each do |host|
     on hosts, "mkdir -p #{host['distmoduledir']}"
   end
@@ -25,10 +30,10 @@
     # Install module and dependencies
     puppet_module_install(:source => proj_root, :module_name => 'selenium')
     hosts.each do |host|
-      on host, puppet('module', 'install', 'puppetlabs-stdlib'), { :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1] }
-      on host, puppet('module', 'install', 'maestrodev-wget'), { :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1] }
-      on host, puppet('module', 'install', 'rodjek-logrotate'), { :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1] }
-      on host, puppet('module', 'install', 'puppetlabs-java'), { :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1] }
+      on host, puppet('module', 'install', 'puppetlabs-stdlib'), { :acceptable_exit_codes => [0, 1] }
+      on host, puppet('module', 'install', 'maestrodev-wget'), { :acceptable_exit_codes => [0, 1] }
+      on host, puppet('module', 'install', 'rodjek-logrotate'), { :acceptable_exit_codes => [0, 1] }
+      on host, puppet('module', 'install', 'puppetlabs-java'), { :acceptable_exit_codes => [0, 1] }
     end
   end
 end