diff --git a/test/test_callbacks.py b/test/test_callbacks.py
index 3ffbacfeb..6e4e69413 100644
--- a/test/test_callbacks.py
+++ b/test/test_callbacks.py
@@ -290,10 +290,24 @@ class ProperStringificationOfReplyArgs(PluginTestCase):
         self.irc.addCallback(self.ExpectsString(self.irc))
         self.assertResponse('expectsstring lower [nonstring int]', '1')
 
-class PrivmsgTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
+class PrivmsgTestCaseWithKarma(ChannelPluginTestCase):
     plugins = ('Utilities', 'Misc', 'Web', 'Karma', 'String')
     conf.allowEval = True
     timeout = 2
+    def testSecondInvalidCommandRespondsWithThreadedInvalidCommands(self):
+        try:
+            orig = conf.supybot.plugins.Karma.response()
+            conf.supybot.plugins.Karma.response.setValue(True)
+            self.assertNotRegexp('echo [foo++] [foo++]', 'not a valid')
+            _ = self.irc.takeMsg()
+        finally:
+            conf.supybot.plugins.Karma.response.setValue(orig)
+
+    
+class PrivmsgTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
+    plugins = ('Utilities', 'Misc', 'Web', 'String')
+    conf.allowEval = True
+    timeout = 2
     def testEmptySquareBrackets(self):
         self.assertError('echo []')
 
@@ -505,15 +519,6 @@ class PrivmsgTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
         finally:
             conf.supybot.reply.whenNotCommand.set(original)
 
-    def testSecondInvalidCommandRespondsWithThreadedInvalidCommands(self):
-        try:
-            orig = conf.supybot.plugins.Karma.response()
-            conf.supybot.plugins.Karma.response.setValue(True)
-            self.assertNotRegexp('echo [foo++] [foo++]', 'not a valid')
-            _ = self.irc.takeMsg()
-        finally:
-            conf.supybot.plugins.Karma.response.setValue(orig)
-
 
 class PluginRegexpTestCase(PluginTestCase):
     plugins = ()