diff --git a/test/ng/browserSpecs.js b/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e989330b..eba9bd02
--- a/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
+++ b/test/ng/browserSpecs.js
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ describe('browser', function() {
         browser.cookies('x', longVal + longVal + longVal); //should be too long for all browsers
 
         if (document.cookie !== cookieStr) {
-          fail("browser didn't drop long cookie when it was expected. make the cookie in this " +
-              "test longer");
+          this.fail(new Error("browser didn't drop long cookie when it was expected. make the " +
+              "cookie in this test longer"));
         }
 
         expect(browser.cookies().x).toEqual('shortVal');
diff --git a/test/ng/compileSpec.js b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9614030c..26f61357
--- a/test/ng/compileSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
@@ -540,8 +540,8 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
 
         it('should prevent multiple templates per element', inject(function($compile) {
           try {
-            $compile('<div><span replace class="replace"></span></div>')
-            fail();
+            $compile('<div><span replace class="replace"></span></div>');
+            this.fail(new Error('should have thrown Multiple directives error'));
           } catch(e) {
             expect(e.message).toMatch(/Multiple directives .* asking for template/);
           }