diff --git a/test/pacman/ldconfig.stub b/test/pacman/ldconfig.stub
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d261a04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pacman/ldconfig.stub
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# A simple stub to copy into the chroot to fake ldconfig.
+# Simply appends a line to /etc/ld.so.cache if called.
+echo "ldconfig called" >> /etc/ld.so.cache
diff --git a/test/pacman/pmtest.py b/test/pacman/pmtest.py
index 3acf5d81..4e1ecd0b 100644
--- a/test/pacman/pmtest.py
+++ b/test/pacman/pmtest.py
@@ -119,13 +119,18 @@ class pmtest(object):
         logdir = os.path.join(self.root, os.path.dirname(util.LOGFILE))
         etcdir = os.path.join(self.root, os.path.dirname(util.PACCONF))
         bindir = os.path.join(self.root, "bin")
-        sys_dirs = [dbdir, cachedir, syncdir, tmpdir, logdir, etcdir, bindir]
+        sbindir = os.path.join(self.root, "sbin")
+        sys_dirs = [dbdir, cachedir, syncdir, tmpdir, logdir, etcdir, bindir, sbindir]
         for sys_dir in sys_dirs:
             if not os.path.isdir(sys_dir):
                 vprint("\t%s" % sys_dir[len(self.root)+1:])
                 os.makedirs(sys_dir, 0755)
         # Only the dynamically linked binary is needed for fakechroot
         shutil.copy("/bin/sh", bindir)
+        shutil.copy(os.path.join(util.SELFPATH, "ldconfig.stub"),
+            os.path.join(sbindir, "ldconfig"))
+        ld_so_conf = open(os.path.join(etcdir, "ld.so.conf"), "w")
+        ld_so_conf.close()
 
         # Configuration file
         vprint("    Creating configuration file")
diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig001.py b/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig001.py
index aa029ba5..a264326d 100644
--- a/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig001.py
+++ b/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig001.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-# quick note here - chroot() is expected to fail.  We're not checking the
-# validity of the scripts, only that they fire (or try to)
-self.description = "Make sure ldconfig runs on an add operation"
+self.description = "Make sure ldconfig runs on an upgrade operation"
 
 p = pmpkg("dummy")
 self.addpkg(p)
 
-# --debug is necessary to check PACMAN_OUTPUT
-self.args = "--debug -U %s" % p.filename()
+self.args = "-U %s" % p.filename()
 
 self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
-self.addrule("PACMAN_OUTPUT=running ldconfig")
+self.addrule("FILE_EXIST=/etc/ld.so.cache")
diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig002.py b/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig002.py
index c028ce38..2628dc7a 100644
--- a/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig002.py
+++ b/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig002.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# quick note here - chroot() is expected to fail.  We're not checking the
-# validity of the scripts, only that they fire (or try to)
 self.description = "Make sure ldconfig runs on an upgrade operation"
 
 lp = pmpkg("dummy")
@@ -8,9 +6,8 @@ self.addpkg2db("local", lp)
 p = pmpkg("dummy", "1.0-2")
 self.addpkg(p)
 
-# --debug is necessary to check PACMAN_OUTPUT
-self.args = "--debug -U %s" % p.filename()
+self.args = "-U %s" % p.filename()
 
 self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
 self.addrule("PKG_VERSION=dummy|1.0-2")
-self.addrule("PACMAN_OUTPUT=running ldconfig")
+self.addrule("FILE_EXIST=/etc/ld.so.cache")
diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig003.py b/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig003.py
index 69618c68..8d1babb7 100644
--- a/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig003.py
+++ b/test/pacman/tests/ldconfig003.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# quick note here - chroot() is expected to fail.  We're not checking the
-# validity of the scripts, only that they fire (or try to)
 self.description = "Make sure ldconfig runs on a sync operation"
 
 sp = pmpkg("dummy")
@@ -7,8 +5,5 @@ self.addpkg2db("sync", sp)
 
 self.args = "-S %s" % sp.name
 
-# --debug is necessary to check PACMAN_OUTPUT
-self.args = "--debug -S %s" % sp.name
-
 self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
-self.addrule("PACMAN_OUTPUT=running ldconfig")
+self.addrule("FILE_EXIST=/etc/ld.so.cache")
diff --git a/test/pacman/util.py b/test/pacman/util.py
index cde44c6e..81dcc906 100644
--- a/test/pacman/util.py
+++ b/test/pacman/util.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import hashlib
 
+SELFPATH    = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 # ALPM
 PM_ROOT     = "/"