diff --git a/test/testsets.json b/test/testsets.json
index d4126d0f1c..ca5a8fb1d7 100644
--- a/test/testsets.json
+++ b/test/testsets.json
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   ],
   "node/parallel": [
     { "name": "test-assert.js" },
-    { "name": "test-http-status-message.js", "timeout": 20, "skip": ["all"], "reason": "it stalls" },
+    { "name": "test-http-status-message.js" },
     { "name": "test-http-write-head.js" },
     { "name": "test-net-bind-twice.js" },
     { "name": "test-net-end-without-connect.js" },
diff --git a/tools/test_runner.js b/tools/test_runner.js
index 3bd59ff60c..c56c6746db 100644
--- a/tools/test_runner.js
+++ b/tools/test_runner.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Runner.prototype.cleanup = function() {
 
 Runner.prototype.spin = function() {
   var that = this;
-  process.nextTick(function() {
+  setTimeout(function() {
       var timerOnlyAlive = !testdriver.isAliveExceptFor(that.timer);
       if (timerOnlyAlive) {
         timerOnlyAlive = !process._onNextTick();
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Runner.prototype.spin = function() {
           that.spin();
         }
       }
-  });
+  }, 0);
 };
 
 Runner.prototype.checkSkipModule = function() {