diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2b1b7cd..bfe64b1 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,47 +1,48 @@
 source ENV['GEM_SOURCE'] || "https://rubygems.org"
 
 def location_for(place, fake_version = nil)
   if place =~ /^(git:[^#]*)#(.*)/
     [fake_version, { :git => $1, :branch => $2, :require => false }].compact
   elsif place =~ /^file:\/\/(.*)/
     ['>= 0', { :path => File.expand_path($1), :require => false }]
   else
     [place, { :require => false }]
   end
 end
 
 group :development, :unit_tests do
   gem 'rspec-core', '3.1.7',     :require => false
   gem 'puppetlabs_spec_helper',  :require => false
   gem 'simplecov',               :require => false
   gem 'puppet_facts',            :require => false
   gem 'json',                    :require => false
 end
 
 group :system_tests do
   if beaker_version = ENV['BEAKER_VERSION']
     gem 'beaker', *location_for(beaker_version)
   end
   if beaker_rspec_version = ENV['BEAKER_RSPEC_VERSION']
     gem 'beaker-rspec', *location_for(beaker_rspec_version)
   else
     gem 'beaker-rspec',  :require => false
   end
   gem 'serverspec',    :require => false
+  gem 'beaker-puppet_install_helper', :require => false
 end
 
 
 
 if facterversion = ENV['FACTER_GEM_VERSION']
   gem 'facter', facterversion, :require => false
 else
   gem 'facter', :require => false
 end
 
 if puppetversion = ENV['PUPPET_GEM_VERSION']
   gem 'puppet', puppetversion, :require => false
 else
   gem 'puppet', :require => false
 end
 
 # vim:ft=ruby
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
index da994f8..8051046 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
@@ -1,61 +1,53 @@
 require 'beaker-rspec/spec_helper'
 require 'beaker-rspec/helpers/serverspec'
 require 'acceptance/specinfra_stubs'
+require 'beaker/puppet_install_helper'
 
-unless ENV['RS_PROVISION'] == 'no' or ENV['BEAKER_provision'] == 'no'
-  # 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(foss_opts);
-  end
+run_puppet_install_helper
 
+unless ENV['RS_PROVISION'] == 'no' or ENV['BEAKER_provision'] == 'no'
   hosts.each do |host|
-    on hosts, "mkdir -p #{host['distmoduledir']}"
     if host['platform'] =~ /sles-1/i || host['platform'] =~ /solaris-1/i
       get_stdlib = <<-EOS
       package{'wget':}
       exec{'download':
         command => "wget -P /root/ https://forgeapi.puppetlabs.com/v3/files/puppetlabs-stdlib-4.5.1.tar.gz --no-check-certificate",
         path    => ['/opt/csw/bin/','/usr/bin/']
       }
       EOS
       apply_manifest_on(host, get_stdlib)
       # have to use force otherwise it checks ssl cert even though it is a local file
       on host, puppet('module install /root/puppetlabs-stdlib-4.5.1.tar.gz --force --ignore-dependencies'), {:acceptable_exit_codes => [0, 1]}
     elsif host['platform'] =~ /windows/i
       on host, shell('curl -k -o c:/puppetlabs-stdlib-4.5.1.tar.gz https://forgeapi.puppetlabs.com/v3/files/puppetlabs-stdlib-4.5.1.tar.gz')
       on host, puppet('module install c:/puppetlabs-stdlib-4.5.1.tar.gz --force --ignore-dependencies'), {:acceptable_exit_codes => [0, 1]}
     else
       on host, puppet('module install puppetlabs-stdlib'), {:acceptable_exit_codes => [0, 1]}
     end
   end
 end
 
 RSpec.configure do |c|
   # Project root
   proj_root = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..'))
 
   # Readable test descriptions
   c.formatter = :documentation
 
   # Configure all nodes in nodeset
   c.before :suite do
     hosts.each do |host|
       copy_module_to(host, :source => proj_root, :module_name => 'concat')
     end
   end
 
   c.before(:all) do
     shell('mkdir -p /tmp/concat')
   end
   c.after(:all) do
     shell('rm -rf /tmp/concat /var/lib/puppet/concat')
   end
 
   c.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
 end