diff --git a/tests/config.inc b/tests/config.inc
index 4f275af..a5f3cc2 100644
--- a/tests/config.inc
+++ b/tests/config.inc
@@ -66,3 +66,8 @@ function memc_create_combinations ($name, $serializer, $ignore_object_type = fal
 			),
 	);
 }
+
+function memc_get_version($memc, $host = '') {
+	$version = $memc->getVersion();
+	return array_pop($version);
+}
diff --git a/tests/expire.phpt b/tests/expire.phpt
index 0aa1a55..eac0240 100644
--- a/tests/expire.phpt
+++ b/tests/expire.phpt
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ Memcached store, fetch & touch expired key
 --XFAIL--
 https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=275
 --SKIPIF--
-<?php include dirname(__FILE__) . "/skipif.inc";
+<?php
+$min_version = "1.4.8";
+include dirname(__FILE__) . "/skipif.inc";
 if (!method_exists("memcached", "touch")) die ("skip memcached::touch is not available");
 ?>
 --FILE--
diff --git a/tests/gh_155.phpt b/tests/gh_155.phpt
index 54d2b77..a5b61d0 100644
--- a/tests/gh_155.phpt
+++ b/tests/gh_155.phpt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Test for bug 155
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
+$min_version = "1.4.8";
 include dirname(__FILE__) . "/skipif.inc";
 if (Memcached::LIBMEMCACHED_VERSION_HEX < 0x01000016) die ('skip too old libmemcached');
 ?>
diff --git a/tests/gh_77.phpt b/tests/gh_77.phpt
index 193b691..8f241ff 100644
--- a/tests/gh_77.phpt
+++ b/tests/gh_77.phpt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 --TEST--
 Test for Github issue #77
 --SKIPIF--
-<?php include dirname(__FILE__) . "/skipif.inc";
-      if (Memcached::LIBMEMCACHED_VERSION_HEX < 0x01000016) die ('skip too old libmemcached');
+<?php
+$min_version = "1.4.8";
+include dirname(__FILE__) . "/skipif.inc";
+if (Memcached::LIBMEMCACHED_VERSION_HEX < 0x01000016) die ('skip too old libmemcached');
 ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
diff --git a/tests/skipif.inc b/tests/skipif.inc
index bcd32d2..9ef73b0 100644
--- a/tests/skipif.inc
+++ b/tests/skipif.inc
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ if (!extension_loaded("memcached")) {
 
 include dirname(__FILE__) . "/config.inc";
 
-if (memc_get_instance() === NULL) {
+if (($m = memc_get_instance()) === NULL) {
 	die ("skip can not connect to server\n");
 }
+
+if (isset($min_version)) {
+	if (version_compare(memc_get_version($m), $min_version, "<")) {
+		die("skip version of server pool is too old, $min_version is required\n");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/touch_binary.phpt b/tests/touch_binary.phpt
index d7df4b8..cc35e8f 100644
--- a/tests/touch_binary.phpt
+++ b/tests/touch_binary.phpt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 --TEST--
 Touch in binary mode
 --SKIPIF--
-<?php include dirname(__FILE__) . "/skipif.inc";
-	  if (Memcached::LIBMEMCACHED_VERSION_HEX < 0x01000016) die ('skip too old libmemcached');
+<?php
+$min_version = "1.4.8"; //TOUCH is added since 1.4.8
+include dirname(__FILE__) . "/skipif.inc";
+if (Memcached::LIBMEMCACHED_VERSION_HEX < 0x01000016) die ('skip too old libmemcached');
 ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php