diff --git third_party/blanketjs/src/qunit_adapter.js third_party/blanketjs/src/qunit_adapter.js
index 3d5b768..a1fb769 100644
--- third_party/blanketjs/src/qunit_adapter.js
+++ third_party/blanketjs/src/qunit_adapter.js
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 (function(){
 if (typeof QUnit !== 'undefined'){
+    var QUnitAutostart = (QUnit.config.autostart === undefined) ? true : QUnit.config.autostart;
+
     //check to make sure requirejs is completed before we start the test runner
     var allLoaded = function() {
         return window.QUnit.config.queue.length > 0 && blanket.noConflict().requireFilesLoaded();
     };
 
+    function shouldAutoStart() {
+        return !(blanket.options("existingRequireJS") && !blanket.options("autoStart")) && QUnitAutostart;
+    }
+
     if (!QUnit.config.urlConfig[0].tooltip){
         //older versions we run coverage automatically
         //and we change how events are binded
         QUnit.begin=function(){
             blanket.noConflict().setupCoverage();
         };
-        
+
         QUnit.done=function(failures, total) {
             blanket.noConflict().onTestsDone();
         };
@@ -34,12 +40,13 @@ if (typeof QUnit !== 'undefined'){
             label: "Enable coverage",
             tooltip: "Enable code coverage."
         });
-    
+
         if ( QUnit.urlParams.coverage || blanket.options("autoStart") ) {
+            QUnit.config.autostart = false;
             QUnit.begin(function(){
                 blanket.noConflict().setupCoverage();
             });
-            
+
             QUnit.done(function(failures, total) {
                 blanket.noConflict().onTestsDone();
             });
@@ -55,22 +62,11 @@ if (typeof QUnit !== 'undefined'){
             blanket.noConflict().beforeStartTestRunner({
                 condition: allLoaded,
                 callback: function(){
-                    if (!(blanket.options("existingRequireJS") && !blanket.options("autoStart"))){
+                    if (shouldAutoStart()){
                         QUnit.start();
                     }
                 }
             });
-        }else{
-            if (blanket.options("existingRequireJS")){ requirejs.load = _blanket.utils.oldloader; }
-            blanket.noConflict().beforeStartTestRunner({
-                condition: allLoaded,
-                callback: function(){
-                    if (!(blanket.options("existingRequireJS") && !blanket.options("autoStart"))){
-                        QUnit.start();
-                    }
-                },
-                coverage:false
-            });
         }
     }
 }