diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test1.52 b/testsuite/expect/test1.52
index de0c695af9a1065f2a04dc85ee95f5132a09cb03..80ad97be67907cd504dae8f6cb0b7197d73930fc 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test1.52
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test1.52
@@ -44,12 +44,11 @@ set hostfile    "test$test_id.hostfile"
 
 print_header $test_id
 
-exec $bin_rm -f $hostfile
 if { [test_front_end] } {
 	send_user "\nWARNING: This test incompatible with front-end Systems\n"
 	exit $exit_code
-} elseif {[test_cray]} {
-	send_user "\nWARNING: This test is incompatible with Cray systems\n"
+} elseif {[test_launch_poe]} {
+	send_user "\nWARNING: This test is incompatible with POE systems\n"
 	exit $exit_code
 }
 
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@ if { ($node_count < 3) || ($max_nodes < 3) } {
 	exit $exit_code
 }
 
+exec $bin_rm -f %hostfile
 set node0       0
 set node1       0
 set node2       0