diff --git a/tests/Layer/test_Google.html b/tests/Layer/test_Google.html
index 56a689bcaa..4f36c66e16 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/test_Google.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/test_Google.html
@@ -5,96 +5,128 @@
   <script src="../../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript">
     var layer; 
+    var validkey = (window.location.protocol == "file:") ||
+                   (window.location.host == "localhost") ||
+                   (window.location.host == "openlayers.org");
 
     function test_01_Layer_Google_constructor (t) {
-        t.plan( 4 );
-        
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google('Goog Layer');
-        map.addLayer(layer);
-        
-        
-        t.ok( layer instanceof OpenLayers.Layer.Google, "new OpenLayers.Layer.Google returns object" );
-        t.eq( layer.CLASS_NAME, "OpenLayers.Layer.Google", "CLASS_NAME variable set correctly");
-
-        t.eq( layer.name, "Goog Layer", "layer.name is correct" );
-
-        t.ok ( layer.mapObject != null, "GMap2 Object correctly loaded");
+        if(validkey) {
+            t.plan( 4 );
+            
+            var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+            var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google('Goog Layer');
+            map.addLayer(layer);
+            
+            
+            t.ok( layer instanceof OpenLayers.Layer.Google, "new OpenLayers.Layer.Google returns object" );
+            t.eq( layer.CLASS_NAME, "OpenLayers.Layer.Google", "CLASS_NAME variable set correctly");
+    
+            t.eq( layer.name, "Goog Layer", "layer.name is correct" );
+    
+            t.ok ( layer.mapObject != null, "GMap2 Object correctly loaded");
+        } else {
+            t.plan(0);
+            t.debug_print("Google tests can't be run from " +
+                          window.location.host);
+        }
     }
 
     function test_02_Layer_Google_isBaseLayer (t) {
-        t.plan(1);
-        
-        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google('Goog Layer');
-
-        t.ok(layer.isBaseLayer, "a default load of google layer responds as a base layer");
+        if(validkey) {
+            t.plan(1);
+            
+            var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google('Goog Layer');
+    
+            t.ok(layer.isBaseLayer, "a default load of google layer responds as a base layer");
+        } else {
+            t.plan(0);
+            t.debug_print("Google tests can't be run from " +
+                          window.location.host);
+        }
     }    
 
     function test_03_Layer_Google_Translation_lonlat (t) {
         
-        t.plan( 4 );
-        
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google('Goog Layer');
-        map.addLayer(layer);
+        if(validkey) {
+            t.plan( 4 );
+            
+            var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+            var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google('Goog Layer');
+            map.addLayer(layer);
 
-     // these two lines specify an appropriate translation. 
-     //  the code afterwards works by itself to test that translation
-     //  works correctly both ways.
-        var gLatLng = new GLatLng(50,100);
-        var correspondingOLLonLat = new OpenLayers.LonLat(100,50);
-
-
-        olLonLat = layer.getOLLonLatFromMapObjectLonLat(gLatLng);
-        t.ok(olLonLat.equals(correspondingOLLonLat), "Translation from GLatLng to OpenLayers.LonLat works");
-
-        var transGLatLng = layer.getMapObjectLonLatFromOLLonLat(olLonLat);
-        t.ok( transGLatLng.equals(gLatLng), "Translation from OpenLayers.LonLat to GLatLng works");
-
-        t.ok( layer.getMapObjectLonLatFromOLLonLat(null) == null, "getGLatLngFromOLLonLat(null) returns null");
-        t.ok( layer.getOLLonLatFromMapObjectLonLat(null) == null, "getOLLonLatFromGLatLng(null) returns null");
+        // these two lines specify an appropriate translation. 
+        //  the code afterwards works by itself to test that translation
+        //  works correctly both ways.
+           var gLatLng = new GLatLng(50,100);
+           var correspondingOLLonLat = new OpenLayers.LonLat(100,50);
+   
+   
+           olLonLat = layer.getOLLonLatFromMapObjectLonLat(gLatLng);
+           t.ok(olLonLat.equals(correspondingOLLonLat), "Translation from GLatLng to OpenLayers.LonLat works");
+   
+           var transGLatLng = layer.getMapObjectLonLatFromOLLonLat(olLonLat);
+           t.ok( transGLatLng.equals(gLatLng), "Translation from OpenLayers.LonLat to GLatLng works");
+   
+           t.ok( layer.getMapObjectLonLatFromOLLonLat(null) == null, "getGLatLngFromOLLonLat(null) returns null");
+           t.ok( layer.getOLLonLatFromMapObjectLonLat(null) == null, "getOLLonLatFromGLatLng(null) returns null");
+        } else {
+            t.plan(0);
+            t.debug_print("Google tests can't be run from " +
+                          window.location.host);
+        }
     }
 
     function test_04_Layer_Google_Translation_pixel (t) {
-        
-        t.plan( 4 );
-        
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google('Goog Layer');
-        map.addLayer(layer);
-
-     // these two lines specify an appropriate translation. 
-     //  the code afterwards works by itself to test that translation
-     //  works correctly both ways.
-        var gPoint = new GPoint(50,100);
-        var correspondingOLPixel = new OpenLayers.Pixel(50, 100);
-
-
-        olPixel = layer.getOLPixelFromMapObjectPixel(gPoint);
-        t.ok( olPixel.equals(correspondingOLPixel), "Translation from GPoint to OpenLayers.Pixel works");
-
-        var transGPoint = layer.getMapObjectPixelFromOLPixel(olPixel);
-        t.ok( transGPoint.equals(gPoint), "Translation from OpenLayers.Pixel to GPoint works");
-
-        t.ok( layer.getMapObjectPixelFromOLPixel(null) == null, "getGPointFromOLPixel(null) returns null");
-        t.ok( layer.getOLPixelFromMapObjectPixel(null) == null, "getOLPixelFromGPoint(null) returns null");
+        if(validkey) {
+            t.plan( 4 );
+            
+            var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+            var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google('Goog Layer');
+            map.addLayer(layer);
+    
+         // these two lines specify an appropriate translation. 
+         //  the code afterwards works by itself to test that translation
+         //  works correctly both ways.
+            var gPoint = new GPoint(50,100);
+            var correspondingOLPixel = new OpenLayers.Pixel(50, 100);
+    
+    
+            olPixel = layer.getOLPixelFromMapObjectPixel(gPoint);
+            t.ok( olPixel.equals(correspondingOLPixel), "Translation from GPoint to OpenLayers.Pixel works");
+    
+            var transGPoint = layer.getMapObjectPixelFromOLPixel(olPixel);
+            t.ok( transGPoint.equals(gPoint), "Translation from OpenLayers.Pixel to GPoint works");
+    
+            t.ok( layer.getMapObjectPixelFromOLPixel(null) == null, "getGPointFromOLPixel(null) returns null");
+            t.ok( layer.getOLPixelFromMapObjectPixel(null) == null, "getOLPixelFromGPoint(null) returns null");
+        } else {
+            t.plan(0);
+            t.debug_print("Google tests can't be run from " +
+                          window.location.host);
+        }
     }
 
     function test_99_Layer_destroy (t) {
-        t.plan( 5 );    
-
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-        
-        layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google('Test Layer');
-        map.addLayer(layer);
-
-        layer.destroy();
-
-        t.eq( layer.name, null, "layer.name is null after destroy" );
-        t.eq( layer.div, null, "layer.div is null after destroy" );
-        t.eq( layer.map, null, "layer.map is null after destroy" );
-        t.eq( layer.options, null, "layer.options is null after destroy" );
-        t.eq( layer.gmap, null, "layer.gmap is null after destroy" );
+        if(validkey) {
+            t.plan( 5 );    
+    
+            var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+            
+            layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google('Test Layer');
+            map.addLayer(layer);
+    
+            layer.destroy();
+    
+            t.eq( layer.name, null, "layer.name is null after destroy" );
+            t.eq( layer.div, null, "layer.div is null after destroy" );
+            t.eq( layer.map, null, "layer.map is null after destroy" );
+            t.eq( layer.options, null, "layer.options is null after destroy" );
+            t.eq( layer.gmap, null, "layer.gmap is null after destroy" );
+        } else {
+            t.plan(0);
+            t.debug_print("Google tests can't be run from " +
+                          window.location.host);
+        }
     }
 
   </script>
diff --git a/tests/Layer/test_MapServer.html b/tests/Layer/test_MapServer.html
index 9618c7ef45..ec32e9dc69 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/test_MapServer.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/test_MapServer.html
@@ -199,19 +199,29 @@
     }    
     
     function test_20_Layer_MapServer_Reproject (t) { 
-        t.plan(5);
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google("Google");
-        map.addLayer(layer);
-        layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer(name, url, params, {isBaseLayer: false, reproject: true});
-        layer.isBaseLayer=false;
-        map.addLayer(layer);
-        map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0), 5);
-        var tile = layer.grid[0][0];
-        t.eq( tile.bounds.left, -22.5, "left side matches" ); 
-        t.eq( tile.bounds.right, -11.25, "top side matches" ); 
-        t.eq( tile.bounds.bottom.toFixed(6), '11.178402', "bottom side matches" ); 
-        t.eq( tile.bounds.top.toFixed(6), '21.943046', "top side matches" ); 
+        var validkey = (window.location.protocol == "file:") ||
+                       (window.location.host == "localhost") ||
+                       (window.location.host == "openlayers.org");
+        
+        if(validkey) {
+            t.plan(5);
+            var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+            var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google("Google");
+            map.addLayer(layer);
+            layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer(name, url, params, {isBaseLayer: false, reproject: true});
+            layer.isBaseLayer=false;
+            map.addLayer(layer);
+            map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0), 5);
+            var tile = layer.grid[0][0];
+            t.eq( tile.bounds.left, -22.5, "left side matches" ); 
+            t.eq( tile.bounds.right, -11.25, "top side matches" ); 
+            t.eq( tile.bounds.bottom.toFixed(6), '11.178402', "bottom side matches" ); 
+            t.eq( tile.bounds.top.toFixed(6), '21.943046', "top side matches" );
+        } else {
+            t.plan(1);
+            t.debug_print("can't test google layer from " +
+                          window.location.host);
+        }
         
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
         layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer(name, url, params);
diff --git a/tests/Layer/test_WMS.html b/tests/Layer/test_WMS.html
index c9954d31c0..56dd100a2d 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/test_WMS.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/test_WMS.html
@@ -270,23 +270,34 @@
         map.destroy();
     }    
     
-    function test_20_Layer_WMS_Reproject (t) { 
-        t.plan(5);
-
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google("Google");
-        map.addLayer(layer);
-        wmslayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(name, url, params, {isBaseLayer: false});
-        wmslayer.isBaseLayer=false;
-        map.addLayer(wmslayer);
-        map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0), 5);
+    function test_20_Layer_WMS_Reproject (t) {
+        var validkey = (window.location.protocol == "file:") ||
+                       (window.location.host == "localhost") ||
+                       (window.location.host == "openlayers.org");
         
-        var tile = wmslayer.grid[0][0];
-        t.eq( tile.bounds.left, -22.5, "left side matches" ); 
-        t.eq( tile.bounds.right, -11.25, "top side matches" ); 
-        t.eq( tile.bounds.bottom.toFixed(6), '11.178402', "bottom side matches" ); 
-        t.eq( tile.bounds.top.toFixed(6), '21.943046', "top side matches" ); 
-        map.destroy();
+        if(validkey) {
+            t.plan(5);
+
+            var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+            var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google("Google");
+            map.addLayer(layer);
+            var wmslayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(name, url, params,
+                                                    {isBaseLayer: false});
+            wmslayer.isBaseLayer=false;
+            map.addLayer(wmslayer);
+            map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0), 5);
+            
+            var tile = wmslayer.grid[0][0];
+            t.eq( tile.bounds.left, -22.5, "left side matches" ); 
+            t.eq( tile.bounds.right, -11.25, "top side matches" ); 
+            t.eq( tile.bounds.bottom.toFixed(6), '11.178402', "bottom side matches" ); 
+            t.eq( tile.bounds.top.toFixed(6), '21.943046', "top side matches" ); 
+            map.destroy();
+        } else {
+            t.plan(1);
+            t.debug_print("can't test google layer from " +
+                          window.location.host);
+        }
         
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
         layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(name, url, params);