diff --git a/ipa-server/ipa-install/updates/RFC2307bis.update b/ipa-server/ipa-install/updates/RFC2307bis.update
index 6d08d5786..1ddebc1a2 100644
--- a/ipa-server/ipa-install/updates/RFC2307bis.update
+++ b/ipa-server/ipa-install/updates/RFC2307bis.update
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ add:attributeTypes:
      SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26
      X-ORIGIN 'RFC2307bis' )
 add:attributeTypes:
-   ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1.1.1.12 SUP name NAME 'nisDomain'
+   ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1.1.1.12 NAME 'nisDomain'
      DESC 'NIS domain'
      SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26
      X-ORIGIN 'RFC2307bis' )
diff --git a/ipa-server/ipa-ldap-updater b/ipa-server/ipa-ldap-updater
index 38ccf6670..90119950e 100755
--- a/ipa-server/ipa-ldap-updater
+++ b/ipa-server/ipa-ldap-updater
@@ -99,9 +99,12 @@ def main():
     else:
         files = args
 
-    ld.update(files)
+    modified = ld.update(files)
 
-    return 0
+    if modified and options.test:
+        return 2
+    else:
+        return 0
 
 try:
     if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/ipa-server/ipaserver/ldapupdate.py b/ipa-server/ipaserver/ldapupdate.py
index 638cd9a09..f4c868383 100755
--- a/ipa-server/ipaserver/ldapupdate.py
+++ b/ipa-server/ipaserver/ldapupdate.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class LDAPUpdate():
         self.live_run = live_run
         self.dm_password = dm_password
         self.conn = None
+        self.modified = False
 
         krbctx = krbV.default_context()
     
@@ -454,6 +455,31 @@ class LDAPUpdate():
                 logging.debug(a + ": ")
                 for l in value:
                     logging.debug("\t" + l)
+    def is_schema_updated(self, s):
+        """Compare the schema in 's' with the current schema in the DS to
+           see if anything has changed. This should account for syntax
+           differences (like added parens that make no difference but are
+           detected as a change by generateModList()).
+
+           This doesn't handle re-ordering of attributes. They are still
+           detected as changes, so foo $ bar != bar $ foo.
+
+           return True if the schema has changed
+           return False if it has not
+        """
+        s = ldap.schema.SubSchema(s)
+        s = s.ldap_entry()
+
+        # Get a fresh copy and convert into a SubSchema
+        n = self.__get_entry("cn=schema")[0]
+        n = dict(n.data)
+        n = ldap.schema.SubSchema(n)
+        n = n.ldap_entry()
+
+        if s == n:
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
     
     def __update_record(self, update):
         found = False
@@ -498,19 +524,31 @@ class LDAPUpdate():
         else:
             # Update LDAP
             try:
-                logging.debug("%s" % self.conn.generateModList(entry.origDataDict(), entry.toDict()))
-                if self.live_run:
+                updated = False
+                changes = self.conn.generateModList(entry.origDataDict(), entry.toDict())
+                if (entry.dn == "cn=schema"):
+                    updated = self.is_schema_updated(entry.toDict())
+                else:
+                    if len(changes) > 1:
+                        updated = True
+                logging.debug("%s" % changes)
+                if self.live_run and updated:
                     self.conn.updateEntry(entry.dn, entry.origDataDict(), entry.toDict())
                 logging.info("Done")
             except ipaerror.exception_for(ipaerror.LDAP_EMPTY_MODLIST), e:
                 logging.info("Entry already up-to-date")
+                updated = False
             except ipaerror.exception_for(ipaerror.LDAP_DATABASE_ERROR), e:
                 logging.error("Update failed: %s: %s", e, self.__detail_error(e.detail))
+                updated = False
     
             if ("cn=index" in entry.dn and
                 "cn=userRoot" in entry.dn):
                 taskid = self.create_index_task(entry.cn)
                 self.monitor_index_task(taskid)
+
+            if updated:
+                self.modified = True
         return
 
     def get_all_files(self, root, recursive=False):
@@ -526,6 +564,8 @@ class LDAPUpdate():
 
     def update(self, files):
         """Execute the update. files is a list of the update files to use.
+
+           returns True if anything was changed, otherwise False
         """
     
         try:
@@ -551,4 +591,4 @@ class LDAPUpdate():
         finally:
             if self.conn: self.conn.unbind()
     
-        return
+        return self.modified
diff --git a/ipa-server/man/ipa-ldap-updater.1 b/ipa-server/man/ipa-ldap-updater.1
index 4a1dd5cda..453ac758f 100644
--- a/ipa-server/man/ipa-ldap-updater.1
+++ b/ipa-server/man/ipa-ldap-updater.1
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ A few rules:
 Enable debug logging when more verbose output is needed
 .TP 
 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-test\fR
-Run through the update without changing anything
+Run through the update without changing anything. If changes are available then the command returns 2. If no updates are available it returns 0.
 .TP 
 \fB\-y\fR
 File containing the Directory Manager password
@@ -74,3 +74,5 @@ File containing the Directory Manager password
 0 if the command was successful
 
 1 if an error occurred
+
+2 if run with in test mode (\-t) and updates are available