diff --git a/test/shell/fsadm-crypt.sh b/test/shell/fsadm-crypt.sh
index 5104feba1..634fef382 100644
--- a/test/shell/fsadm-crypt.sh
+++ b/test/shell/fsadm-crypt.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ grep xfs /proc/filesystems || check_xfs=${check_xfs:-no_xfs}
 
 which mkfs.reiserfs || check_reiserfs=${check_reiserfs:-mkfs.reiserfs}
 which reiserfsck || check_reiserfs=${check_reiserfs:-reiserfsck}
+modprobe reiserfs || true
 grep reiserfs /proc/filesystems || check_reiserfs=${check_reiserfs:-no_reiserfs}
 
 vg_lv=$vg/$lv1
@@ -295,8 +296,8 @@ test_reiserfs_resize() {
 test_reiserfs_small_shrink() {
 	mkfs.reiserfs -s 513 -f "$3"
 
-	lvresize -L-1 -r $1
-	lvresize -L-1 -r $1
+	lvresize -y -L-1 -r $1
+	lvresize -y -L-1 -r $1
 
 	fscheck_reiserfs "$3"
 }
diff --git a/test/shell/fsadm.sh b/test/shell/fsadm.sh
index 35c344376..62eb7d351 100644
--- a/test/shell/fsadm.sh
+++ b/test/shell/fsadm.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ grep xfs /proc/filesystems || check_xfs=${check_xfs:-no_xfs}
 
 which mkfs.reiserfs || check_reiserfs=${check_reiserfs:-mkfs.reiserfs}
 which reiserfsck || check_reiserfs=${check_reiserfs:-reiserfsck}
+modprobe reiserfs || true
 grep reiserfs /proc/filesystems || check_reiserfs=${check_reiserfs:-no_reiserfs}
 
 vg_lv=$vg/$lv1