diff --git a/test/testutils.js b/test/testutils.js
index a3a03466..c11fdaf0 100644
--- a/test/testutils.js
+++ b/test/testutils.js
@@ -221,21 +221,27 @@ var verify_balance = function (remote, src, amount_json, callback) {
   assert(4 === arguments.length);
   var amount  = Amount.from_json(amount_json);
 
-  remote.request_ripple_balance(src, amount.issuer.to_json(), amount.currency.to_json(), 'CURRENT')
-    .once('ripple_state', function (m) {
-//	console.log("BALANCE: %s", JSON.stringify(m));
-//	console.log("account_balance: %s", m.account_balance.to_text_full());
-//	console.log("account_limit: %s", m.account_limit.to_text_full());
-//	console.log("issuer_balance: %s", m.issuer_balance.to_text_full());
-//	console.log("issuer_limit: %s", m.issuer_limit.to_text_full());
+  if (amount.is_native()) {
+    // XXX Not implemented.
+    callback(false);
+  }
+  else {
+    remote.request_ripple_balance(src, amount.issuer.to_json(), amount.currency.to_json(), 'CURRENT')
+      .once('ripple_state', function (m) {
+  //	console.log("BALANCE: %s", JSON.stringify(m));
+  //	console.log("account_balance: %s", m.account_balance.to_text_full());
+  //	console.log("account_limit: %s", m.account_limit.to_text_full());
+  //	console.log("issuer_balance: %s", m.issuer_balance.to_text_full());
+  //	console.log("issuer_limit: %s", m.issuer_limit.to_text_full());
 
-	if (!m.account_balance.equals(amount)) {
-	  console.log("verify_balance: failed: %s vs %s is %s", src, amount_json, amount.to_text_full());
-	}
+	  if (!m.account_balance.equals(amount)) {
+	    console.log("verify_balance: failed: %s vs %s is %s", src, amount_json, amount.to_text_full());
+	  }
 
-	callback(!m.account_balance.equals(amount));
-      })
-    .request();
+	  callback(!m.account_balance.equals(amount));
+	})
+      .request();
+  }
 };
 
 var verify_balances = function (remote, balances, callback) {