diff --git a/tests/Single-file test suites/.test_testsuite b/tests/Single-file test suites/.test_testsuite
index c951ee1..a10340b 100755
--- a/tests/Single-file test suites/.test_testsuite	
+++ b/tests/Single-file test suites/.test_testsuite	
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
+contents="$1"
+expectation="$2"
+
 testdir=$tmp/tests
 mkdir -p $testdir
 touch $testdir/.urchin
 testcase=$testdir/testcase
 
-contents="$1"
-expectation="$2"
-
 # Set up the test suite.
 echo "$contents" > $testcase
 
 chmod +x $testcase
 case "$expectation" in ok) regex='^ok 1 - testcase';;
                        not\ ok) regex='^not ok 1 - testcase';;
-                       skip) regex='^ok 1 - testcase # SKIP';;
-                       *) chmod -x $testcase;;
+                       skip) regex='^ok 1 - testcase ([)]*) # SKIP';;
+                       *) exit 3;; # skip malformed test
 esac
 
 # Run the test suite