diff --git a/test/adapters/live_test.rb b/test/adapters/live_test.rb
index dca89ad7..4d950e06 100644
--- a/test/adapters/live_test.rb
+++ b/test/adapters/live_test.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ else
             end
             assert_equal %({"first"=>"zack"}), resp.body
           end
+        end
 
+        # https://github.com/toland/patron/issues/9
+        # https://github.com/dbalatero/typhoeus/issues/84
+        if ENV['FORCE'] || !%w[Faraday::Adapter::Patron Faraday::Adapter::Typhoeus].include?(adapter.to_s)
           define_method "test_#{adapter}_PUT_retrieves_the_response_headers" do
             assert_match /text\/html/, create_connection(adapter).put('echo_name').headers['content-type']
           end