diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index 34aa74236dfb5198eebb7b5ed8d3b6d6e3a612ac..4439263650535accbee49e6f0904cc17c9307d80 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ REMOVE_MY_SHUNIT=0
 
 # tests to run
 RUN_UNIT_TESTS=1
-RUN_BASIC_TESTS=1
-RUN_HOOK_TESTS=1
-RUN_NP_TESTS=1
-RUN_SCH_TESTS=1
-RUN_FSDETECT_TESTS=1
-RUN_AFFINITY_TESTS=1
+RUN_BASIC_TESTS=0
+RUN_HOOK_TESTS=0
+RUN_NP_TESTS=0
+RUN_SCH_TESTS=0
+RUN_FSDETECT_TESTS=0
+RUN_AFFINITY_TESTS=0
 # if running these tests, ensure you have proper environment loaded!
-RUN_OMP_TESTS=1
-RUN_MPICH2_TESTS=1
+RUN_OMP_TESTS=0
+RUN_MPICH2_TESTS=0
 RUN_MVAPICH2_TESTS=0
 RUN_MPICH_TESTS=0
-RUN_OPENMPI_TESTS=1
+RUN_OPENMPI_TESTS=0
 RUN_LAM_TESTS=0
 
 export MPI_OPENMPI_MPIEXEC_PARAMS="--mca btl ^openib"
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ if test "x${RUN_UNIT_TESTS}" = "x1" ; then
     ./test_trac_63.sh || exitcode=1
     echo "* Issue #1"
     ./test_issue_1.sh || exitcode=1
+    echo "* Issue #6"
+    ./test_issue_6.sh || exitcode=1
     echo "***************************"
 fi
 if test "x${RUN_BASIC_TESTS}" = "x1" ; then