diff --git a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/info.rkt b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/info.rkt
index f170039fa4..fc32992107 100644
--- a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/info.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/info.rkt
@@ -14,11 +14,4 @@
                      "scribble-lib"))
 
 (define test-omit-paths
-  '("tests/planet/cmdline-tool.rkt"
-    "tests/planet/docs-build.rkt"
-    "tests/planet/lang.rkt"
-    "tests/planet/submod.rkt"
-    "tests/planet/test-docs-complete.rkt"
-    "tests/planet/thread-safe-resolver.rkt"
-    "tests/planet/version.rkt"
-    "tests/planet/examples"))
+  '("tests/planet/examples"))
diff --git a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/cmdline-tool.rkt b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/cmdline-tool.rkt
index a84391c589..2cc53d25b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/cmdline-tool.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/cmdline-tool.rkt
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ using 'system' to call out to the tool and then reading its results, etc.
 
 |#
 
+;; do nothing via 'raco test' because run-all.rkt runs this test
+;; and that way we can guarantee they run sequentially in drdr
+(module test racket/base)
+
 (require racket/system
          planet/config
          net/url)
diff --git a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/docs-build.rkt b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/docs-build.rkt
index 60e7d72ff9..93a2325909 100644
--- a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/docs-build.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/docs-build.rkt
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
          racket/port
          planet/util)
 
+;; do nothing via 'raco test' because run-all.rkt runs this test
+;; and that way we can guarantee they run sequentially in drdr
+(module test racket/base)
+
+
 (define files
   '(("info.rkt"
      #<<--
diff --git a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/lang.rkt b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/lang.rkt
index 7034435dd3..3e90c0e391 100644
--- a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/lang.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/lang.rkt
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #lang scheme/base
-
 (require planet/util
          scheme/runtime-path
          tests/eli-tester)
 
+;; do nothing via 'raco test' because run-all.rkt runs this test
+;; and that way we can guarantee they run sequentially in drdr
+(module test racket/base)
+
 (define-runtime-path here ".")
 (define (in-here path) (path->string (build-path here path)))
 
diff --git a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/run-all.rkt b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/run-all.rkt
index 3c76c205ed..c9f5de70b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/run-all.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/run-all.rkt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#lang racket
+#lang racket/base
 
 #|
 
@@ -8,28 +8,32 @@ in parallel
 
 |#
 
-(require racket/runtime-path)
-(define-runtime-path me "run-all.rkt")
-
-(define ran-tests '())
-
-(dynamic-wind
- void
- (λ ()
-   (for ([test (in-list (sort (directory-list (path-only me))
-                              string<=?
-                              #:key (λ (x) (format "~s" x))))])
-     (when (file-exists? (build-path (path-only me) test))
-       (when (regexp-match #rx"rkt$" (path->string test))
-         (unless (equal? (file-name-from-path me)
-                         test)
-           (flush-output)
-           (printf "============================================================\nrunning ~a\n"
-                   test)
-           (dynamic-require (build-path (path-only me) test) #f)
-           (printf "finished ~a\n\n"
-                   test)
-           (set! ran-tests (cons test ran-tests)))))))
- (λ ()
-   (printf "\nran: ~a\n" ran-tests)))
-
+(module test racket/base
+  (require racket/path)
+  (module config info
+    (define timeout 500))
+  
+  (require racket/runtime-path)
+  (define-runtime-path me "run-all.rkt")
+  
+  (define ran-tests '())
+  
+  (dynamic-wind
+   void
+   (λ ()
+     (for ([test (in-list (sort (directory-list (path-only me))
+                                string<=?
+                                #:key (λ (x) (format "~s" x))))])
+       (when (file-exists? (build-path (path-only me) test))
+         (when (regexp-match #rx"rkt$" (path->string test))
+           (unless (equal? (file-name-from-path me)
+                           test)
+             (flush-output)
+             (printf "============================================================\nrunning ~a\n"
+                     test)
+             (dynamic-require (build-path (path-only me) test) #f)
+             (printf "finished ~a\n\n"
+                     test)
+             (set! ran-tests (cons test ran-tests)))))))
+   (λ ()
+     (printf "\nran: ~a\n" ran-tests))))
diff --git a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/submod.rkt b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/submod.rkt
index e1a9be5b9f..c5e3fc2fac 100644
--- a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/submod.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/submod.rkt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #lang racket
 (require setup/dirs)
 
+;; do nothing via 'raco test' because run-all.rkt runs this test
+;; and that way we can guarantee they run sequentially in drdr
 (module test racket/base)
 
+
 (define raco (build-path (find-console-bin-dir)
                          (if (eq? 'windows (system-type))
                              "raco.exe"
diff --git a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/thread-safe-resolver.rkt b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/thread-safe-resolver.rkt
index 1392e5e901..057d833b1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/thread-safe-resolver.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/planet-pkgs/planet-test/tests/planet/thread-safe-resolver.rkt
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
          rackunit
          racket/port)
 
+;; do nothing via 'raco test' because run-all.rkt runs this test
+;; and that way we can guarantee they run sequentially in drdr
+(module test racket/base)
+
 (define debug? #t)
 
 (define (install-one package-spec key)
@@ -73,7 +77,8 @@
         (λ (return)
           (channel-put return num))))))))
 
-(let ([package-spec '(planet "test-connection-mzscheme.scm" ("planet" "test-connection.plt" 1 (= 0)))])
+(let ([package-spec '(planet "test-connection-mzscheme.scm" 
+                             ("planet" "test-connection.plt" 1 (= 0)))])
   (printf "installing for the first time\n")
   (install-one package-spec 'seq1)
   (define test-connection-dir (find-test-connection-dir package-spec))
@@ -106,6 +111,3 @@
   (check-equal? (get-docs-build-count)
                 6))
 
-(module+ test
-  (module config info
-    (define timeout 1000)))