diff --git a/tests/clitest.py b/tests/clitest.py
index b9bb9491f..c8a9dfee9 100644
--- a/tests/clitest.py
+++ b/tests/clitest.py
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ c.add_compare("--init /usr/bin/httpd", "manual-init")
 ######################
 
 c = vinst.add_category("xen", "--connect %(URI-XEN)s --noautoconsole")
+c.add_valid("--disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --location %(TREEDIR)s --paravirt --graphics none")  # Xen PV install headless
 c.add_compare("--disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --import", "xen-default")  # Xen default
 c.add_compare("--disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --location %(TREEDIR)s --paravirt", "xen-pv")  # Xen PV
 c.add_compare("--disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --cdrom %(EXISTIMG1)s --livecd --hvm", "xen-hvm")  # Xen HVM
diff --git a/virtinst/uri.py b/virtinst/uri.py
index ba35f3136..9ab101d4b 100644
--- a/virtinst/uri.py
+++ b/virtinst/uri.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def _sanitize_xml(xml):
     xml = re.sub("domain type=\".*\"", "domain type=\"test\"", xml)
     xml = re.sub("machine type=\".*\"", "", xml)
     xml = re.sub(">exe<", ">hvm<", xml)
+    xml = re.sub(">linux<", ">xen<", xml)
 
     diff = "\n".join(difflib.unified_diff(orig.split("\n"),
                                           xml.split("\n")))