diff --git a/test/functionalnosetests/test_account.py b/test/functionalnosetests/test_account.py
index 481632cfa7..dd8851ee52 100755
--- a/test/functionalnosetests/test_account.py
+++ b/test/functionalnosetests/test_account.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from nose import SkipTest
 from swift.common.constraints import MAX_META_COUNT, MAX_META_NAME_LENGTH, \
     MAX_META_OVERALL_SIZE, MAX_META_VALUE_LENGTH
 
-from swift_testing import check_response, retry, skip
+from swift_testing import check_response, retry, skip, web_front_end
 
 
 class TestAccount(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ class TestAccount(unittest.TestCase):
         def head(url, token, parsed, conn):
             conn.request('HEAD', parsed.path, '', {'X-Auth-Token': token})
             return check_response(conn)
-
         uni_key = u'X-Account-Meta-uni\u0E12'
         uni_value = u'uni\u0E12'
-        resp = retry(post, uni_key, '1')
-        resp.read()
-        self.assertTrue(resp.status in (201, 204))
-        resp = retry(head)
-        resp.read()
-        self.assert_(resp.status in (200, 204), resp.status)
-        self.assertEquals(resp.getheader(uni_key.encode('utf-8')), '1')
+        if (web_front_end == 'integral'):
+            resp = retry(post, uni_key, '1')
+            resp.read()
+            self.assertTrue(resp.status in (201, 204))
+            resp = retry(head)
+            resp.read()
+            self.assert_(resp.status in (200, 204), resp.status)
+            self.assertEquals(resp.getheader(uni_key.encode('utf-8')), '1')
         resp = retry(post, 'X-Account-Meta-uni', uni_value)
         resp.read()
         self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
@@ -92,14 +92,15 @@ class TestAccount(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(resp.status in (200, 204), resp.status)
         self.assertEquals(resp.getheader('X-Account-Meta-uni'),
                           uni_value.encode('utf-8'))
-        resp = retry(post, uni_key, uni_value)
-        resp.read()
-        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
-        resp = retry(head)
-        resp.read()
-        self.assert_(resp.status in (200, 204), resp.status)
-        self.assertEquals(resp.getheader(uni_key.encode('utf-8')),
-                          uni_value.encode('utf-8'))
+        if (web_front_end == 'integral'):
+            resp = retry(post, uni_key, uni_value)
+            resp.read()
+            self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
+            resp = retry(head)
+            resp.read()
+            self.assert_(resp.status in (200, 204), resp.status)
+            self.assertEquals(resp.getheader(uni_key.encode('utf-8')),
+                              uni_value.encode('utf-8'))
 
     def test_multi_metadata(self):
         if skip:
diff --git a/test/functionalnosetests/test_container.py b/test/functionalnosetests/test_container.py
index 2a7280487e..31867588c3 100755
--- a/test/functionalnosetests/test_container.py
+++ b/test/functionalnosetests/test_container.py
@@ -115,13 +115,14 @@ class TestContainer(unittest.TestCase):
 
         uni_key = u'X-Container-Meta-uni\u0E12'
         uni_value = u'uni\u0E12'
-        resp = retry(post, uni_key, '1')
-        resp.read()
-        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
-        resp = retry(head)
-        resp.read()
-        self.assert_(resp.status in (200, 204), resp.status)
-        self.assertEquals(resp.getheader(uni_key.encode('utf-8')), '1')
+        if (web_front_end == 'integral'):
+            resp = retry(post, uni_key, '1')
+            resp.read()
+            self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
+            resp = retry(head)
+            resp.read()
+            self.assert_(resp.status in (200, 204), resp.status)
+            self.assertEquals(resp.getheader(uni_key.encode('utf-8')), '1')
         resp = retry(post, 'X-Container-Meta-uni', uni_value)
         resp.read()
         self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
@@ -130,13 +131,14 @@ class TestContainer(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(resp.status in (200, 204), resp.status)
         self.assertEquals(resp.getheader('X-Container-Meta-uni'),
                           uni_value.encode('utf-8'))
-        resp = retry(post, uni_key, uni_value)
-        resp.read()
-        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
-        resp = retry(head)
-        resp.read()
-        self.assert_(resp.status in (200, 204), resp.status)
-        self.assertEquals(resp.getheader(uni_key.encode('utf-8')),
+        if (web_front_end == 'integral'):
+            resp = retry(post, uni_key, uni_value)
+            resp.read()
+            self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
+            resp = retry(head)
+            resp.read()
+            self.assert_(resp.status in (200, 204), resp.status)
+            self.assertEquals(resp.getheader(uni_key.encode('utf-8')),
                           uni_value.encode('utf-8'))
 
     def test_PUT_metadata(self):