diff --git a/test/coffee_test.rb b/test/coffee_test.rb
index bf8b0a69..918139b4 100644
--- a/test/coffee_test.rb
+++ b/test/coffee_test.rb
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ class CoffeeTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 end
 
-rescue
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping coffee tests"
 end
diff --git a/test/erubis_test.rb b/test/erubis_test.rb
index 447f25fa..6e2323cb 100644
--- a/test/erubis_test.rb
+++ b/test/erubis_test.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/helper'
+
+begin
 require 'erubis'
 
 class ERubisTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
@@ -80,3 +82,7 @@ class ERubisTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal '<outer><inner>hi</inner></outer>', body
   end
 end
+
+rescue LoadError
+  warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping erubis tests"
+end
diff --git a/test/haml_test.rb b/test/haml_test.rb
index 06ec10f4..7404251d 100644
--- a/test/haml_test.rb
+++ b/test/haml_test.rb
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class HAMLTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal "bar\n", body
   end
 end
-rescue
+
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping haml tests"
 end
diff --git a/test/less_test.rb b/test/less_test.rb
index ef9ac158..b761f4f0 100644
--- a/test/less_test.rb
+++ b/test/less_test.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/helper'
+
+begin
 require 'less'
 
 class LessTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
@@ -59,3 +61,7 @@ class LessTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_raise(Errno::ENOENT) { get('/') }
   end
 end
+
+rescue LoadError
+  warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping less tests"
+end
diff --git a/test/liquid_test.rb b/test/liquid_test.rb
index 3315bd16..9c226c71 100644
--- a/test/liquid_test.rb
+++ b/test/liquid_test.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class LiquidTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal 'foo', body
   end
 end
-rescue
+
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping liquid tests"
 end
diff --git a/test/markaby_test.rb b/test/markaby_test.rb
index 50139e54..104295ea 100644
--- a/test/markaby_test.rb
+++ b/test/markaby_test.rb
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class MarkabyTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal 'foo', body
   end
 end
-rescue
+
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping markaby tests"
 end
diff --git a/test/markdown_test.rb b/test/markdown_test.rb
index f1f12f1d..8e676dbf 100644
--- a/test/markdown_test.rb
+++ b/test/markdown_test.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/helper'
 
 begin
-fail "rdiscount not available" if defined? JRuby
+fail LoadError, "rdiscount not available" if defined? JRuby
 require 'rdiscount'
 
 class MarkdownTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class MarkdownTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_raise(Errno::ENOENT) { get('/') }
   end
 end
-rescue
+
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping markdown tests"
 end
diff --git a/test/nokogiri_test.rb b/test/nokogiri_test.rb
index 832f792e..31230832 100644
--- a/test/nokogiri_test.rb
+++ b/test/nokogiri_test.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class NokogiriTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_raise(Errno::ENOENT) { get('/') }
   end
 end
-rescue
+
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping nokogiri tests"
 end
diff --git a/test/radius_test.rb b/test/radius_test.rb
index 7f43928a..b1107bfc 100644
--- a/test/radius_test.rb
+++ b/test/radius_test.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/helper'
 
 begin
-fail 'Radius broken on 1.9.' if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9.1'
+fail LoadError, 'Radius broken on 1.9.' if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9.1'
 require 'radius'
 
 class RadiusTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class RadiusTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal 'foo', body
   end
 end
-rescue
+
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping radius tests"
 end
diff --git a/test/rdoc_test.rb b/test/rdoc_test.rb
index 93a71a5d..53d73426 100644
--- a/test/rdoc_test.rb
+++ b/test/rdoc_test.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class RdocTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_raise(Errno::ENOENT) { get('/') }
   end
 end
-rescue
+
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping rdoc tests"
 end
diff --git a/test/sass_test.rb b/test/sass_test.rb
index e1a24329..9a0372e6 100644
--- a/test/sass_test.rb
+++ b/test/sass_test.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,6 @@ class SassTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 end
 
-rescue
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping sass tests"
 end
diff --git a/test/scss_test.rb b/test/scss_test.rb
index d1df4919..722f0dcf 100644
--- a/test/scss_test.rb
+++ b/test/scss_test.rb
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ class ScssTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 end
 
-rescue
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping scss tests"
 end
diff --git a/test/slim_test.rb b/test/slim_test.rb
index 4c1533f3..96a8cab6 100644
--- a/test/slim_test.rb
+++ b/test/slim_test.rb
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class SlimTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal "<!DOCTYPE html><h1 class=\"header\">Hello World</h1>", body
   end
 end
-rescue
+
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping slim tests"
 end
diff --git a/test/textile_test.rb b/test/textile_test.rb
index 38df1d2e..f9535b43 100644
--- a/test/textile_test.rb
+++ b/test/textile_test.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class TextileTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_raise(Errno::ENOENT) { get('/') }
   end
 end
-rescue
+
+rescue LoadError
   warn "#{$!.to_s}: skipping textile tests"
 end