diff --git a/test/jasmine-test/spec/coreTests.js b/test/jasmine-test/spec/coreTests.js
index da7ef143..e668b386 100755
--- a/test/jasmine-test/spec/coreTests.js
+++ b/test/jasmine-test/spec/coreTests.js
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ var coreTests = [
         message:  "should reserve an async chunk for a stream reference and abort if the stream errors"
       },
       {
+        disabled_in_rhino: "Rhino can't handle this nested asynchronisity.",
         name:     "promise a stream and stream a promise",
         source:   ["Little Bobby drank and drank, ",
                    "and then he drank some more. ",
diff --git a/test/jasmine-test/spec/renderTestSpec.js b/test/jasmine-test/spec/renderTestSpec.js
index 170607cf..21708c75 100644
--- a/test/jasmine-test/spec/renderTestSpec.js
+++ b/test/jasmine-test/spec/renderTestSpec.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /*global dust*/
+var isRhino = typeof isRhino !== 'undefined';
 describe ('Render', function() {
   for (var index = 0; index < coreTests.length; index++) {
     for (var i = 0; i < coreTests[index].tests.length; i++) {
       var test = coreTests[index].tests[i];
-      it (test.message, render(test));
+      if (!isRhino || !test.disabled_in_rhino) {
+        it (test.message, render(test));
+      }
     }
   }
 });
@@ -11,7 +14,9 @@ describe ('Stream', function() {
   for (var index = 0; index < coreTests.length; index++) {
     for (var i = 0; i < coreTests[index].tests.length; i++) {
       var test = coreTests[index].tests[i];
-      it (test.message, stream(test));
+      if (!isRhino || !test.disabled_in_rhino) {
+        it (test.message, stream(test));
+      }
     }
   }
 });
@@ -19,7 +24,9 @@ describe ('Pipe', function() {
   for (var index = 0; index < coreTests.length; index++) {
     for (var i = 0; i < coreTests[index].tests.length; i++) {
       var test = coreTests[index].tests[i];
-      it (test.message, pipe(test));
+      if (!isRhino || !test.disabled_in_rhino) {
+        it (test.message, pipe(test));
+      }
     }
   }
 });
diff --git a/test/rhino/rhinoTest.js b/test/rhino/rhinoTest.js
index 6a8d50a1..27d64afe 100644
--- a/test/rhino/rhinoTest.js
+++ b/test/rhino/rhinoTest.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 var window = this;
 
+var isRhino = true;
+
 print('Running unit tests with ' + environment['java.class.path']);
 
 var requiredFiles = [