diff --git a/spec/acceptance/mysql_backup_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/mysql_backup_spec.rb
index 75e8baa..7831250 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/mysql_backup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/mysql_backup_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ describe 'mysql::server::backup class' do
       end
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true) do |r|
         expect(r.stderr).to eq("")
-        expect(r.exit_code).to be_zero
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/mysql_bindings_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/mysql_bindings_spec.rb
index 927c8a6..725ced0 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/mysql_bindings_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/mysql_bindings_spec.rb
@@ -97,8 +97,12 @@ describe 'mysql::bindings class' do
       it { should be_installed }
     end
 
-    describe package(php_package) do
-      it { should be_installed }
+    # This package is not available out of the box and adding in other repos
+    # is a bit much for the scope of this test.
+    unless fact('osfamily') == 'RedHat'
+      describe package(php_package) do
+        it { should be_installed }
+      end
     end
 
     describe package(python_package) do
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/mysql_db_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/mysql_db_spec.rb
index f037ddc..1fd7afd 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/mysql_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/mysql_db_spec.rb
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ describe 'mysql::db define' do
 
       # Run it twice and test for idempotency
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
-      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).exit_code).to be_zero
-    end
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_changes => true)
 
-    it 'should have the database' do
       expect(shell("mysql -e 'show databases;'|grep spec1").exit_code).to be_zero
     end
   end
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ describe 'mysql::db define' do
 
       # Run it twice and test for idempotency
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
-      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).exit_code).to be_zero
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_changes => true)
     end
 
     it 'should have the table' do
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_grant_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_grant_spec.rb
index 8392efb..83bdf6e 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_grant_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/types/mysql_grant_spec.rb
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe 'mysql_grant' do
       EOS
 
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
-      expect(apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true).exit_code).to be_zero
+      apply_manifest(pp, :catch_changes => true)
     end
   end