diff --git a/tests/BaseTypes/Element.html b/tests/BaseTypes/Element.html
index f2d6896d81..fa596785f6 100644
--- a/tests/BaseTypes/Element.html
+++ b/tests/BaseTypes/Element.html
@@ -111,7 +111,12 @@
     }
     
     function test_Element_getDimensions(t) {
-        t.plan(4);
+        if (!t.open_window) { 
+            t.plan(0);
+            return;
+        } else {    
+            t.plan(4);
+        }    
         
       //shown
         t.open_window( "BaseTypes/Element.html", function( wnd ) {
diff --git a/tests/Control/PanZoom.html b/tests/Control/PanZoom.html
index 78a15c22dc..da31b5eb07 100644
--- a/tests/Control/PanZoom.html
+++ b/tests/Control/PanZoom.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     function test_Control_PanZoom_control_events (t) {
 
-        if ( !window.document.createEvent || OpenLayers.Util.getBrowserName() == "opera") {
+        if ( !window.document.createEvent || OpenLayers.Util.getBrowserName() == "opera" || !t.open_window) {
             //ie can't simulate mouseclicks
             t.plan(0);
             t.debug_print("FIXME: This browser does not support the PanZoom test at this time.");
diff --git a/tests/auto-tests.html b/tests/auto-tests.html
index 4aaaa0d68c..f467e41900 100644
--- a/tests/auto-tests.html
+++ b/tests/auto-tests.html
@@ -2259,6 +2259,9 @@ onload=function()
 				}
 			}else if( param[0]=="testframe_no_clear" ) {
 				Test.AnotherWay._g_test_frame_no_clear=true;
+			}else if( param[0]=="windows" ) {
+                if (param[1] == "none") {
+                }
 			}else if( param[0]=="run" ) {
 				auto_run=true;
 				if( param[1]=="all" ) {
@@ -2338,6 +2341,7 @@ onload=function()
 		Test.AnotherWay._run_pages_to_run();
 	}
 }
+Test.AnotherWay._test_object_t.prototype.open_window=null;
 // -->
 </script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="xml_eq.js"></script>
diff --git a/tests/run-tests.html b/tests/run-tests.html
index 13c350b5ec..bdc3b85c02 100644
--- a/tests/run-tests.html
+++ b/tests/run-tests.html
@@ -2225,6 +2225,10 @@ onload=function()
 				}
 			}else if( param[0]=="testframe_no_clear" ) {
 				Test.AnotherWay._g_test_frame_no_clear=true;
+			}else if( param[0]=="windows" ) {
+                if (param[1] == "none") {
+                    Test.AnotherWay._test_object_t.prototype.open_window=null;
+                }
 			}else if( param[0]=="run" ) {
 				auto_run=true;
 				if( param[1]=="all" ) {