diff --git a/spec/core/SpecSpec.js b/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
index ac94ead7..8bc538da 100644
--- a/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
   });
 
   it("can be disabled, but still calls callbacks", function() {
-    var fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fakeQueueRunner'),
+    var fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fakeQueueRunner')
+        .and.callFake(function(attrs) { attrs.onComplete(); }),
       startCallback = jasmine.createSpy('startCallback'),
       specBody = jasmine.createSpy('specBody'),
       resultCallback = jasmine.createSpy('resultCallback'),
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
 
     spec.execute();
 
-    expect(fakeQueueRunner).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(fakeQueueRunner).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(specBody).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     expect(startCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
   });
 
   it("can be disabled at execution time by a parent", function() {
-    var fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fakeQueueRunner'),
+    var fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fakeQueueRunner')
+        .and.callFake(function(attrs) { attrs.onComplete(); }),
       startCallback = jasmine.createSpy('startCallback'),
       specBody = jasmine.createSpy('specBody'),
       resultCallback = jasmine.createSpy('resultCallback'),
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
 
     expect(spec.result.status).toBe('disabled');
 
-    expect(fakeQueueRunner).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(fakeQueueRunner).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(specBody).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     expect(startCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -189,7 +191,8 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
   });
 
   it("can be marked pending, but still calls callbacks when executed", function() {
-    var fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fakeQueueRunner'),
+    var fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fakeQueueRunner')
+        .and.callFake(function(attrs) { attrs.onComplete(); }),
       startCallback = jasmine.createSpy('startCallback'),
       resultCallback = jasmine.createSpy('resultCallback'),
       spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({
@@ -209,7 +212,7 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
 
     spec.execute();
 
-    expect(fakeQueueRunner).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(fakeQueueRunner).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     expect(startCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(resultCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
diff --git a/src/core/Spec.js b/src/core/Spec.js
index 57ba0d34..b4a6c304 100644
--- a/src/core/Spec.js
+++ b/src/core/Spec.js
@@ -50,22 +50,25 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
 
     this.onStart(this);
 
-    if (!this.isExecutable() || this.markedPending || enabled === false) {
-      complete(enabled);
-      return;
-    }
-
     var fns = this.beforeAndAfterFns();
     var regularFns = fns.befores.concat(this.queueableFn);
 
-    this.queueRunnerFactory({
+    var runnerConfig = {
       isLeaf: true,
       queueableFns: regularFns,
       cleanupFns: fns.afters,
       onException: function() { self.onException.apply(self, arguments); },
       onComplete: complete,
       userContext: this.userContext()
-    });
+    };
+
+    if (!this.isExecutable() || this.markedPending || enabled === false) {
+      runnerConfig.queueableFns = [];
+      runnerConfig.cleanupFns = [];
+      runnerConfig.onComplete = function() { complete(enabled); };
+    }
+
+    this.queueRunnerFactory(runnerConfig);
 
     function complete(enabledAgain) {
       self.result.status = self.status(enabledAgain);