diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor_test.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor_test.go
index d38b9936bec..2678665616c 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor_test.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/executor/executor_test.go
@@ -552,16 +552,38 @@ func TestExecutorStaticPods(t *testing.T) {
 // its state.  When a Kamikaze message is received, the executor should
 // attempt suicide.
 func TestExecutorFrameworkMessage(t *testing.T) {
-	t.SkipNow() // TODO(jdef) see comment below re: TASK_FAILED
+	// create fake apiserver
+	podListWatch := NewMockPodsListWatch(api.PodList{})
+	testApiServer := NewTestServer(t, api.NamespaceDefault, &podListWatch.list)
+	defer testApiServer.server.Close()
+
+	// create and start executor
 	mockDriver := &MockExecutorDriver{}
 	kubeletFinished := make(chan struct{})
 	config := Config{
 		Docker:  dockertools.ConnectToDockerOrDie("fake://"),
 		Updates: make(chan interface{}, 1024),
 		APIClient: client.NewOrDie(&client.Config{
-			Host:    "fakehost",
+			Host:    testApiServer.server.URL,
 			Version: testapi.Version(),
 		}),
+		Kubelet: &fakeKubelet{
+			Kubelet: &kubelet.Kubelet{},
+			hostIP:  net.IPv4(127, 0, 0, 1),
+		},
+		PodStatusFunc: func(kl KubeletInterface, pod *api.Pod) (*api.PodStatus, error) {
+			return &api.PodStatus{
+				ContainerStatuses: []api.ContainerStatus{
+					{
+						Name: "foo",
+						State: api.ContainerState{
+							Running: &api.ContainerStateRunning{},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Phase: api.PodRunning,
+			}, nil
+		},
 		ShutdownAlert: func() {
 			close(kubeletFinished)
 		},
@@ -583,10 +605,30 @@ func TestExecutorFrameworkMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	data, _ := testapi.Codec().Encode(pod)
 	taskInfo.Data = data
 
+	mockDriver.On(
+		"SendStatusUpdate",
+		mesosproto.TaskState_TASK_STARTING,
+	).Return(mesosproto.Status_DRIVER_RUNNING, nil).Once()
+
+	called := make(chan struct{})
+	mockDriver.On(
+		"SendStatusUpdate",
+		mesosproto.TaskState_TASK_RUNNING,
+	).Return(mesosproto.Status_DRIVER_RUNNING, nil).Run(func(_ mock.Arguments) { close(called) }).Once()
+
 	executor.LaunchTask(mockDriver, taskInfo)
 
+	// waiting until the pod is really running b/c otherwise a TASK_FAILED could be
+	// triggered by the asynchronously running  _launchTask, __launchTask methods
+	// when removing the task from k.tasks through the "task-lost:foo" message below.
+	select {
+	case <-called:
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for SendStatusUpdate for the running task")
+	}
+
 	// send task-lost message for it
-	called := make(chan struct{})
+	called = make(chan struct{})
 	mockDriver.On(
 		"SendStatusUpdate",
 		mesosproto.TaskState_TASK_LOST,
@@ -599,7 +641,6 @@ func TestExecutorFrameworkMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		return len(executor.tasks) == 0 && len(executor.pods) == 0
 	}, "executor must be able to kill a created task and pod")
 
-	//TODO(jdef) still sometimes seeing TASK_FAILED here instead of TASK_LOST
 	select {
 	case <-called:
 	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):