diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/df.py b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/df.py
index d8d79f3..89fd0fb 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/df.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/df.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
     @OEHasPackage(['coreutils', 'busybox'])
     def test_df(self):
-        cmd = "df / | sed -n '2p' | awk '{print $4}'"
+        cmd = "df -P / | sed -n '2p' | awk '{print $4}'"
         (status,output) = self.target.run(cmd)
         msg = 'Not enough space on image. Current size is %s' % output
         self.assertTrue(int(output)>5120, msg=msg)
diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/opkg.py b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/opkg.py
index bb8b6d9..7507061 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/opkg.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/opkg.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import os
 from oeqa.utils.httpserver import HTTPService
 from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
-from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotDataVar, skipIfNotFeature
+from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotDataVar, skipIfNotFeature, skipIfFeature
 from oeqa.runtime.decorator.package import OEHasPackage
 
 class OpkgTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
                       'Test requires package-management to be in IMAGE_FEATURES')
     @skipIfNotDataVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE', 'ipk',
                       'IPK is not the primary package manager')
+    @skipIfFeature('read-only-rootfs',
+                   'Test does not work with read-only-rootfs in IMAGE_FEATURES')
     @OEHasPackage(['opkg'])
     def test_opkg_install_from_repo(self):
         self.setup_source_config_for_package_install()
diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/systemd.py b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/systemd.py
index c11fa49..7c44abe 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/systemd.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/systemd.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from oeqa.core.decorator.depends import OETestDepends
 from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfDataVar, skipIfNotDataVar
 from oeqa.runtime.decorator.package import OEHasPackage
-from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotFeature
+from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotFeature, skipIfFeature
 
 class SystemdTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
 
@@ -114,12 +114,26 @@
         self.systemctl('is-active', 'avahi-daemon.service', verbose=True)
 
     @OETestDepends(['systemd.SystemdServiceTests.test_systemd_status'])
+    @skipIfFeature('read-only-rootfs',
+                   'Test is only meant to run without read-only-rootfs in IMAGE_FEATURES')
     def test_systemd_disable_enable(self):
         self.systemctl('disable', 'avahi-daemon.service')
         self.systemctl('is-enabled', 'avahi-daemon.service', expected=1)
         self.systemctl('enable', 'avahi-daemon.service')
         self.systemctl('is-enabled', 'avahi-daemon.service')
 
+    @OETestDepends(['systemd.SystemdServiceTests.test_systemd_status'])
+    @skipIfNotFeature('read-only-rootfs',
+                      'Test is only meant to run with read-only-rootfs in IMAGE_FEATURES')
+    def test_systemd_disable_enable_ro(self):
+        status = self.target.run('mount -orw,remount /')[0]
+        self.assertTrue(status == 0, msg='Remounting / as r/w failed')
+        try:
+            self.test_systemd_disable_enable()
+        finally:
+            status = self.target.run('mount -oro,remount /')[0]
+            self.assertTrue(status == 0, msg='Remounting / as r/o failed')
+
 class SystemdJournalTests(SystemdTest):
 
     @OETestDepends(['systemd.SystemdBasicTests.test_systemd_basic'])
diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py
index 77d58ee..ef738a3 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         def add_controller_list(path):
             if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, '__init__.py')):
                 raise OSError('Controllers directory %s exists but is missing __init__.py' % path)
-            files = sorted([f for f in os.listdir(path) if f.endswith('.py') and not f.startswith('_')])
+            files = sorted([f for f in os.listdir(path) if f.endswith('.py') and not f.startswith('_') and not f.startswith('.#')])
             for f in files:
                 module = 'oeqa.controllers.' + f[:-3]
                 if module not in controllerslist: