diff --git a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_lbview.py b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_lbview.py
index d1bd57a..4b04520 100644
--- a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_lbview.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_lbview.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import time
 
 import zmq
 from nose import SkipTest
+from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 
 from IPython import parallel  as pmod
 from IPython.parallel import error
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ class TestLoadBalancedView(ClusterTestCase):
         ClusterTestCase.setUp(self)
         self.view = self.client.load_balanced_view()
 
+    @attr('crash')
     def test_z_crash_task(self):
         """test graceful handling of engine death (balanced)"""
-        raise SkipTest("crash tests disabled, due to undesirable crash reports")
         # self.add_engines(1)
         ar = self.view.apply_async(crash)
         self.assertRaisesRemote(error.EngineError, ar.get, 10)
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_view.py b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_view.py
index 3458f73..e163976 100644
--- a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_view.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_view.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from StringIO import StringIO
 
 import zmq
 from nose import SkipTest
+from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 
 from IPython.testing import decorators as dec
 from IPython.testing.ipunittest import ParametricTestCase
@@ -50,9 +51,9 @@ class TestView(ClusterTestCase, ParametricTestCase):
             time.sleep(2)
         super(TestView, self).setUp()
 
+    @attr('crash')
     def test_z_crash_mux(self):
         """test graceful handling of engine death (direct)"""
-        raise SkipTest("crash tests disabled, due to undesirable crash reports")
         # self.add_engines(1)
         eid = self.client.ids[-1]
         ar = self.client[eid].apply_async(crash)