diff --git a/yum-HEAD.patch b/yum-HEAD.patch
index 66f69bd..8f76670 100644
--- a/yum-HEAD.patch
+++ b/yum-HEAD.patch
@@ -205749,7 +205749,7 @@ index 4dcbea7..b610f3a 100644
 +
 +        return 0, [basecmd + ' ' + subcommand + ' done']
 diff --git a/yummain.py b/yummain.py
-index 9f79f4f..ee8d632 100755
+index 9f79f4f..24bbe6c 100755
 --- a/yummain.py
 +++ b/yummain.py
 @@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ from yum import Errors
@@ -205908,7 +205908,7 @@ index 9f79f4f..ee8d632 100755
      elif result == 1:
          # Fatal error
          for msg in resultmsgs:
-@@ -173,6 +209,17 @@ def main(args):
+@@ -173,6 +209,18 @@ def main(args):
              logger.critical(msg)
          if unlock(): return 200
          return 3
@@ -205917,7 +205917,8 @@ index 9f79f4f..ee8d632 100755
 +    if base.conf.usr_w_check:
 +        usrinstpath = base.conf.installroot + "/usr"
 +        usrinstpath = usrinstpath.replace('//', '/')
-+        if not os.access(usrinstpath, os.W_OK):
++        if (os.path.exists(usrinstpath) and
++            not os.access(usrinstpath, os.W_OK)):
 +            logger.critical(_('No write access to %s directory') % usrinstpath)
 +            logger.critical(_('  Maybe this is an ostree image?'))
 +            logger.critical(_('  To disable you can use --setopt=usr_w_check=false'))
@@ -205926,7 +205927,7 @@ index 9f79f4f..ee8d632 100755
              
      # Depsolve stage
      verbose_logger.log(logginglevels.INFO_2, _('Resolving Dependencies'))
-@@ -181,6 +228,8 @@ def main(args):
+@@ -181,6 +229,8 @@ def main(args):
          (result, resultmsgs) = base.buildTransaction() 
      except plugins.PluginYumExit, e:
          return exPluginExit(e)
@@ -205935,7 +205936,7 @@ index 9f79f4f..ee8d632 100755
      except Errors.YumBaseError, e:
          result = 1
          resultmsgs = [exception2msg(e)]
-@@ -193,7 +242,7 @@ def main(args):
+@@ -193,7 +243,7 @@ def main(args):
      if result == 0:
          # Normal exit
          if unlock(): return 200
@@ -205944,7 +205945,7 @@ index 9f79f4f..ee8d632 100755
      elif result == 1:
          # Fatal error
          for msg in resultmsgs:
-@@ -223,6 +272,8 @@ def main(args):
+@@ -223,6 +273,8 @@ def main(args):
          return_code = base.doTransaction()
      except plugins.PluginYumExit, e:
          return exPluginExit(e)
@@ -205953,7 +205954,7 @@ index 9f79f4f..ee8d632 100755
      except Errors.YumBaseError, e:
          return exFatal(e)
      except KeyboardInterrupt:
-@@ -238,16 +289,27 @@ def main(args):
+@@ -238,16 +290,27 @@ def main(args):
          rpmdb_warn_checks()
          return_code = result
          if base._ts_save_file:
@@ -205983,7 +205984,7 @@ index 9f79f4f..ee8d632 100755
      import hotshot.stats
      fn = os.path.expanduser("~/yum.prof")
      prof = hotshot.Profile(fn)
-@@ -257,6 +319,11 @@ def hotshot(func, *args, **kwargs):
+@@ -257,6 +320,11 @@ def hotshot(func, *args, **kwargs):
      return rc
  
  def cprof(func, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -205995,7 +205996,7 @@ index 9f79f4f..ee8d632 100755
      import cProfile, pstats
      fn = os.path.expanduser("~/yum.prof")
      prof = cProfile.Profile()
-@@ -266,6 +333,10 @@ def cprof(func, *args, **kwargs):
+@@ -266,6 +334,10 @@ def cprof(func, *args, **kwargs):
      return rc
  
  def print_stats(stats):
@@ -206006,7 +206007,7 @@ index 9f79f4f..ee8d632 100755
      stats.strip_dirs()
      stats.sort_stats('time', 'calls')
      stats.print_stats(20)
-@@ -273,7 +344,14 @@ def print_stats(stats):
+@@ -273,7 +345,14 @@ def print_stats(stats):
      stats.print_stats(40)
  
  def user_main(args, exit_code=False):
diff --git a/yum.spec b/yum.spec
index d391000..515153d 100644
--- a/yum.spec
+++ b/yum.spec
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ BuildRequires: bash-completion
 Summary: RPM package installer/updater/manager
 Name: yum
 Version: 3.4.3
-Release: 147%{?dist}
+Release: 148%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Source0: http://yum.baseurl.org/download/3.4/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
-* Wed May 21 2014 James Antill <james at fedoraproject.org> - 3.4.3-147
+* Wed May 21 2014 James Antill <james at fedoraproject.org> - 3.4.3-148
 - update to latest HEAD
 - Check /usr for writability before running a transaction.
 - Add repo= arguments to almost all RepoError raises, so we don't print unknown.