diff --git a/test/stdlib/runtests.sh b/test/stdlib/runtests.sh
index f7546020..2622d588 100755
--- a/test/stdlib/runtests.sh
+++ b/test/stdlib/runtests.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ case $PYVERSION in
 	    [test_opcodes.py]=1
 	    [test_pwd.py]=1 # Long test - might work? Control flow?
 	    [test_re.py]=1 # Probably Control flow?
+	    [test_queue.py]=1 # Control flow?
+	    [test_strftime.py]=1
 	    [test_trace.py]=1  # Line numbers are expected to be different
+	    [test_zipfile64.py]=1  # Skip Long test
+	    [test_zlib.py]=1  # Look at
 	    # .pyenv/versions/2.6.9/lib/python2.6/lib2to3/refactor.pyc
 	    # .pyenv/versions/2.6.9/lib/python2.6/pyclbr.pyc
 	    # .pyenv/versions/2.6.9/lib/python2.6/quopri.pyc -- look at ishex, is short
@@ -65,6 +69,11 @@ case $PYVERSION in
 	;;
     2.7)
 	SKIP_TESTS=(
+	    # These are ok, but our test machine POWER has problems
+	    # so we skip..
+	    [test_httplib.py]=1  # Ok, but POWER has problems with this
+	    [test_pdb.py]=1 # Ok, but POWER has problems with this
+
 	    [test_curses.py]=1  # Possibly fails on its own but not detected
 	    [test_dis.py]=1   # We change line numbers - duh!
 	    [test_doctest.py]=1 # Fails on its own