diff --git a/gruntfile.js b/gruntfile.js
index a57b683..316e21b 100644
--- a/gruntfile.js
+++ b/gruntfile.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
       mocha: {
         // Run all tests (e.g., tests require()'ed in tests/index.js) and also tests/bugs/issue225.js
         // separately, since it can't be included in a browserify build.
-        command: './node_modules/.bin/mocha --reporter list tests/index.js tests/bugs/issue225.js'
+        command: './node_modules/.bin/mocha --reporter list tests/index.js && ./node_modules/.bin/mocha --reporter list tests/bugs/issue225.js'
       }
     },
 
diff --git a/tests/bugs/issue225.js b/tests/bugs/issue225.js
index 15a0803..f595c97 100644
--- a/tests/bugs/issue225.js
+++ b/tests/bugs/issue225.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 var requirejs = require('requirejs');
 var expect = require('chai').expect;
 
+// browser-request assumes access to XHR
 GLOBAL.XMLHttpRequest = {};
 
 describe('require.js should be able to use built Filer, issue 225', function() {