diff --git a/tests/hghave b/tests/hghave
--- a/tests/hghave
+++ b/tests/hghave
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def has_cvsps():
     return matchoutput('cvsps -h -q 2>&1', r'cvsps version', True)
 
 def has_darcs():
-    return matchoutput('darcs', r'darcs version', True)
+    return matchoutput('darcs --version', r'2\.[2-9]', True)
 
 def has_mtn():
     return matchoutput('mtn --version', r'monotone', True) and not matchoutput(
diff --git a/tests/test-convert-darcs b/tests/test-convert-darcs
--- a/tests/test-convert-darcs
+++ b/tests/test-convert-darcs
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 "$TESTDIR/hghave" darcs || exit 80
-if darcs --version 2>&1 | grep '^2\.' > /dev/null; then
-    # FIXME: darcs 2 will fail with
-    ### Abort: timeout after 180 seconds.
-    echo 'skipped: test currently disabled for darcs 2'
-    exit 80
-fi
 
 echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH
 echo "convert=" >> $HGRCPATH
 echo 'hgext.graphlog =' >> $HGRCPATH
 
 DARCS_EMAIL='test@example.org'; export DARCS_EMAIL
-HOME=do_not_use_HOME_darcs; export HOME
+HOME=`pwd`/do_not_use_HOME_darcs; export HOME
 
 # skip if we can't import elementtree
 mkdir dummy
@@ -47,6 +41,7 @@ darcs record -a -l -m p1.2
 
 echo % merge branch
 darcs pull -a ../darcs-clone
+sleep 1
 echo e > a
 darcs record -a -l -m p2
 cd ..
@@ -56,7 +51,7 @@ glog()
     hg glog --template '{rev} "{desc|firstline}" files: {files}\n' "$@"
 }
 
-hg convert darcs-repo darcs-repo-hg 2>&1 | grep -v hGetLine | grep -v '^$'
+hg convert darcs-repo darcs-repo-hg
 # The converter does not currently handle patch conflicts very well.
 # When they occur, it reverts *all* changes and moves forward,
 # letting the conflict resolving patch fix collisions.
diff --git a/tests/test-convert-darcs.out b/tests/test-convert-darcs.out
--- a/tests/test-convert-darcs.out
+++ b/tests/test-convert-darcs.out
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Finished recording patch 'p1.1'
 % update source
 Finished recording patch 'p1.2'
 % merge branch
+Backing up ./a(-darcs-backup0)
 We have conflicts in the following files:
 ./a
 Finished pulling and applying.