diff --git a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
index 1f2d30b..5c8d59a 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
@@ -1,75 +1,75 @@
 require 'beaker-pe'
 require 'beaker-puppet'
 require 'beaker-rspec'
 require 'beaker/puppet_install_helper'
 require 'beaker/module_install_helper'
 
 run_puppet_install_helper
 configure_type_defaults_on(hosts)
 install_ca_certs unless ENV['PUPPET_INSTALL_TYPE'] =~ %r{pe}i
 install_module_on(hosts)
 install_module_dependencies_on(hosts)
 
 RSpec.configure do |c|
   # Readable test descriptions
   c.formatter = :documentation
 
   # Configure all nodes in nodeset
   c.before :suite do
     # ensure test dependencies are available on all hosts
     hosts.each do |host|
       case fact_on(host, 'osfamily')
       when 'RedHat'
         if fact_on(host, 'operatingsystemmajrelease') == '5'
           will_install_git = on(host, 'which git', acceptable_exit_codes: [0, 1]).exit_code == 1
 
           if will_install_git
-            on host, puppet('module install stahnma-epel')
-            apply_manifest_on(host, 'include epel')
+            on(host, 'rpm -ivh http://repository.it4i.cz/mirrors/repoforge/redhat/el5/en/x86_64/rpmforge/RPMS/rpmforge-release-0.5.3-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm', acceptable_exit_codes: [0])
+            on(host, 'yum install -y git', acceptable_exit_codes: [0])
           end
 
         end
 
         install_package(host, 'git')
         install_package(host, 'subversion')
 
       when 'Debian'
         install_package(host, 'git-core')
         install_package(host, 'subversion')
 
       else
         unless check_for_package(host, 'git')
           puts 'Git package is required for this module'
           exit
         end
         unless check_for_package(host, 'subversion')
           puts 'Subversion package is required for this module'
           exit
         end
       end
       on host, 'git config --global user.email "root@localhost"'
       on host, 'git config --global user.name "root"'
     end
   end
 end
 
 def idempotent_apply(hosts, manifest, opts = {}, &block)
   block_on hosts, opts do |host|
     file_path = host.tmpfile('apply_manifest.pp')
     create_remote_file(host, file_path, manifest + "\n")
 
     puppet_apply_opts = { :verbose => nil, 'detailed-exitcodes' => nil }
     on_options = { acceptable_exit_codes: [0, 2] }
     on host, puppet('apply', file_path, puppet_apply_opts), on_options, &block
     puppet_apply_opts2 = { :verbose => nil, 'detailed-exitcodes' => nil }
     on_options2 = { acceptable_exit_codes: [0] }
     on host, puppet('apply', file_path, puppet_apply_opts2), on_options2, &block
   end
 end
 
 # git with 3.18 changes the maximum enabled TLS protocol version, older OSes will fail these tests
 def only_supports_weak_encryption
   return_val = (os[:family] == 'redhat' && os[:release].start_with?('5') ||
                (host_inventory['facter']['os']['name'] == 'OracleLinux' && os[:release].start_with?('6')))
   return_val
 end