diff --git a/tests/bundles/auto-tests.zzb b/tests/bundles/auto-tests.zzb
index 4097a60..ff2b84f 100644
--- a/tests/bundles/auto-tests.zzb
+++ b/tests/bundles/auto-tests.zzb
@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@ requests:
         $.args.foo1: bar1
         $.args.foo2: bar2
 
+  get-with-params-skip:
+    method: GET
+    url: /get
+    params:
+      foo1: bar1
+      foo2: bar2
+    tests: # old way of specifying json tests
+      status: { $eq: 0, $skip: true }
+      $h.Content-type: { $eq: random-test, $skip: true }
+      json:
+        $.args: 
+          $skip: false 
+          $tests: 
+            $.foo1 : bar2 
+            $.foo2: bar1 
+
   get-with-params-no-value-positive:
     method: GET
     url: /get
@@ -53,7 +69,7 @@ requests:
       - { name: foo2, value: multi-1 }
       - { name: foo2, value: multi-2 }
     tests:
-      $.args.foo1: { $eq: bar1, $skip: true }
+      $.args.foo1: bar1
       $.args.foo2: { $eq: ["multi-1", "multi-2"] }
 
   get-with-params-values-as-array-positive:
@@ -251,9 +267,7 @@ requests:
       $.data.lastName: { $exists: true }
       # $.data.middleName: { $exists: true, $type: "null" }
       $.data.middleName: null
-      $.data.otherName:
-        $tests: 
-          $.: { $exists: true, $type: undefined, $skip: true }
+      $.data.otherName: { $exists: false, $type: undefined }
       # stress: ensure corner cases don't crash
       $.data.otherName.value: { $exists: false } # don't recurse down undefined
       $.data.middleName.value: { $exists: false } # don't recurse down null
diff --git a/tests/runTests.ts b/tests/runTests.ts
index 82188c2..1b858fd 100644
--- a/tests/runTests.ts
+++ b/tests/runTests.ts
@@ -71,24 +71,21 @@ function allNegative(res: SpecResult, numTests: number): string[] {
 
 function allSkipped(res: SpecResult, numTests: number): string[] {
   const errors: string[] = [];
-
   const [_passed, skipped, all] = getResultData(res);
   if (all !== numTests) errors.push(`expected ${numTests} tests, got ${all}\n`);
   if (skipped === all) return errors;
 
-  function getSkippedTests(res: SpecResult, spec: string): string[] {
-    const skippedTests: string[] = [];
-    if (!res.skipped) return skippedTests;
-
-    const rootSkipped = res.results;
-    skippedTests.push(...rootSkipped.map((r) => formatTestResult(r, spec, true)));
+  function getRanTests(res: SpecResult, spec: string): string[] {
+    const nonSkippedTests: string[] = [];
+    if (res.skipped) return nonSkippedTests;
 
-    for (const s of res.subResults) skippedTests.push(...getSkippedTests(s, spec + " > " + s.spec));
+    nonSkippedTests.push(...res.results.map((r) => formatTestResult(r, spec, res.skipped)));
+    for (const s of res.subResults) nonSkippedTests.push(...getRanTests(s, spec + " > " + s.spec));
 
-    return skippedTests;
+    return nonSkippedTests;
   }
 
-  errors.push(...getSkippedTests(res, res.spec ?? ""));
+  errors.push(...getRanTests(res, res.spec ?? ""));
   return errors;
 }