diff --git a/files/patches/unittest2-discover.patch b/files/patches/unittest2-discover.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..347300d172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/patches/unittest2-discover.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff -r b2efb7df637b discover.py
+--- a/discover.py	Thu Mar 24 00:31:02 2011 -0400
++++ b/discover.py	Thu Nov 28 12:02:19 2013 +0000
+@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@
+     """
+     testMethodPrefix = 'test'
+     sortTestMethodsUsing = cmp
+-    suiteClass = unittest.TestSuite
++    try:
++        import unittest2
++        suiteClass = unittest2.TestSuite
++    except ImportError:
++        suiteClass = unittest.TestSuite
+     _top_level_dir = None
+ 
+     def loadTestsFromTestCase(self, testCaseClass):
diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index 2125f883ee..e899443bef 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ function configure_tempest {
     local boto_instance_type="m1.tiny"
     local ssh_connect_method="fixed"
 
-    # TODO(afazekas):
-    # sudo python setup.py deploy
-
     # Save IFS
     ifs=$IFS
 
@@ -406,6 +403,7 @@ function create_tempest_accounts {
 # install_tempest() - Collect source and prepare
 function install_tempest {
     git_clone $TEMPEST_REPO $TEMPEST_DIR $TEMPEST_BRANCH
+    pip_install "tox<1.7"
 }
 
 # init_tempest() - Initialize ec2 images
diff --git a/tools/fixup_stuff.sh b/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
index 7833278a12..e6a6a79876 100755
--- a/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
+++ b/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
@@ -145,4 +145,11 @@ if [[ $DISTRO =~ (rhel6) ]]; then
     # work unmolested.
     sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/nosetests1.1 /usr/local/bin/nosetests
 
+    # workaround for https://code.google.com/p/unittest-ext/issues/detail?id=79
+    install_package python-unittest2 patch
+    pip_install discover
+    (cd /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/; sudo patch <"$FILES/patches/unittest2-discover.patch" || echo 'Assume already applied')
+    # Make sure the discover.pyc is up to date
+    sudo rm /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/discover.pyc || true
+    sudo python -c 'import discover'
 fi