diff --git a/glymur/test/test_jp2box.py b/glymur/test/test_jp2box.py
index 72daf17..b8ad2ec 100644
--- a/glymur/test/test_jp2box.py
+++ b/glymur/test/test_jp2box.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class TestDataEntryURL(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.jp2file = glymur.data.nemo()
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(re.match("1.5|2", glymur.version.openjpeg_version) is None,
+                     "Must have openjpeg 1.5 or higher to run")
     def test_wrap_greyscale(self):
         """A single component should be wrapped as GREYSCALE."""
         j = Jp2k(self.jp2file)
diff --git a/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py b/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
index f615cc4..73315bc 100644
--- a/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
+++ b/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class SliceProtocolBase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.j2k_data_r1 = self.j2k[::2, ::2]
         self.j2k_data_r5 = self.j2k[::32, ::32]
 
+@unittest.skipIf(re.match("1.5|2", glymur.version.openjpeg_version) is None,
+                 "Must have openjpeg 1.5 or higher to run")
 @unittest.skipIf(os.name == "nt", fixtures.WINDOWS_TMP_FILE_MSG)
 class TestSliceProtocolBaseWrite(SliceProtocolBase):
 
@@ -524,6 +526,8 @@ class TestJp2k(unittest.TestCase):
         jpx = Jp2k(self.jpxfile)
         self.assertEqual(jpx.shape, (1024, 1024, 3))
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(re.match("1.5|2", glymur.version.openjpeg_version) is None,
+                     "Must have openjpeg 1.5 or higher to run")
     @unittest.skipIf(os.name == "nt", "Unexplained failure on windows")
     def test_irreversible(self):
         """Irreversible"""
diff --git a/glymur/test/test_printing.py b/glymur/test/test_printing.py
index 5c09c81..5dae016 100644
--- a/glymur/test/test_printing.py
+++ b/glymur/test/test_printing.py
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ class TestPrinting(unittest.TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             glymur.set_printoptions(hi='low')
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(re.match("1.5|2", glymur.version.openjpeg_version) is None,
+                     "Must have openjpeg 1.5 or higher to run")
     def test_asoc_label_box(self):
         """verify printing of asoc, label boxes"""
         # Construct a fake file with an asoc and a label box, as