diff --git a/test/common/packagelib.py b/test/common/packagelib.py
index 9c60f227365d..8b6f56a225ce 100644
--- a/test/common/packagelib.py
+++ b/test/common/packagelib.py
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ def setUp(self):
 
         self.updateInfo = {}
 
+        # HACK: kpatch check sometimes complains that we don't set up repomd.xml
+        self.allow_browser_errors("Could not determine kpatch packages:.*repodata updates was not complete.*repomd.xml")
+
     #
     # Helper functions for creating packages/repository
     #