diff --git a/test/jasmine/assets/modebar_button.js b/test/jasmine/assets/modebar_button.js
index ba3c1182461..33fba38e672 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/assets/modebar_button.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/assets/modebar_button.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = function selectButton(modeBar, name) {
 
     button.click = function() {
         var ev = new window.MouseEvent('click');
-        node.dispatchEvent(ev);
+        if(node) node.dispatchEvent(ev);
     };
 
     button.isActive = function() {
diff --git a/test/jasmine/assets/mouse_event.js b/test/jasmine/assets/mouse_event.js
index 781b68e6cae..14bd843f078 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/assets/mouse_event.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/assets/mouse_event.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module.exports = function(type, x, y, opts) {
         ev = new window.MouseEvent(type, fullOpts);
     }
 
-    el.dispatchEvent(ev);
+    if(el) el.dispatchEvent(ev);
 
     return el;
 };
diff --git a/test/jasmine/assets/touch_event.js b/test/jasmine/assets/touch_event.js
index 3513bf6617b..6c411dbb007 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/assets/touch_event.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/assets/touch_event.js
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ module.exports = function(type, x, y, opts) {
         fullOpts.shiftKey = opts.shiftKey;
     }
 
-
     ev = new window.TouchEvent(type, Lib.extendFlat({}, fullOpts, opts));
 
-    el.dispatchEvent(ev);
+    if(el) el.dispatchEvent(ev);
 
     return el;
 };
diff --git a/test/jasmine/karma.conf.js b/test/jasmine/karma.conf.js
index 8a045467271..c7a28eabb2c 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/karma.conf.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/karma.conf.js
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ var argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(4), {
     string: ['bundleTest', 'width', 'height'],
     'boolean': [
         'info',
-        'nowatch', 'failFast', 'verbose', 'randomize',
-        'Chrome', 'Firefox', 'IE11'
+        'nowatch', 'failFast', 'randomize',
+        'Chrome', 'Firefox', 'IE11',
+        'verbose', 'showSkipped', 'report-progress', 'report-spec', 'report-dots'
     ],
     alias: {
         'Chrome': 'chrome',
@@ -24,11 +25,12 @@ var argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(4), {
     'default': {
         info: false,
         nowatch: isCI,
-        failFast: false,
-        verbose: false,
         randomize: false,
+        failFast: false,
         width: '1035',
-        height: '617'
+        height: '617',
+        verbose: false,
+        showSkipped: isCI
     }
 });
 
@@ -64,12 +66,15 @@ if(argv.info) {
         '  - `--IE11` (alias -- `ie11`)`: run test in IE11 browser',
         '  - `--nowatch (dflt: `false`, `true` on CI)`: run karma w/o `autoWatch` / multiple run mode',
         '  - `--failFast` (dflt: `false`): exit karma upon first test failure',
-        '  - `--verbose` (dflt: `false`): show test result using verbose reporter',
-        '  - `--showSkipped` (dflt: `false`): show tests that are skipped',
         '  - `--randomize` (dflt: `false`): randomize test ordering (useful to detect bad test teardown)',
         '  - `--tags`: run only test with given tags (using the `jasmine-spec-tags` framework)',
         '  - `--width`(dflt: 1035): set width of the browser window',
         '  - `--height` (dflt: 617): set height of the browser window',
+        '  - `--verbose` (dflt: `false`): show test result using verbose reporter',
+        '  - `--showSkipped` show tests that are skipped',
+        '  - `--report-progress`: use *progress* reporter',
+        '  - `--report-spec`: use *spec* reporter',
+        '  - `--report-dots`: use *dots* reporter',
         '',
         'For info on the karma CLI options run `npm run test-jasmine -- --help`'
     ].join('\n'));
@@ -119,7 +124,26 @@ var pathToCustomMatchers = path.join(__dirname, 'assets', 'custom_matchers.js');
 var pathToUnpolyfill = path.join(__dirname, 'assets', 'unpolyfill.js');
 var pathToMathJax = path.join(constants.pathToDist, 'extras', 'mathjax');
 
-var reporters = ((isFullSuite && !argv.tags) || argv.showSkipped) ? ['dots', 'spec'] : ['progress'];
+var reporters = [];
+if(argv['report-progress'] || argv['report-spec'] || argv['report-dots']) {
+    if(argv['report-progress']) reporters.push('progress');
+    if(argv['report-spec']) reporters.push('spec');
+    if(argv['report-dots']) reporters.push('dots');
+} else {
+    if(isCI) {
+        reporters.push('spec');
+    } else {
+        if(isFullSuite) {
+            reporters.push('dots');
+        } else {
+            reporters.push('progress');
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+var hasSpecReporter = reporters.indexOf('spec') !== -1;
+
+if(!hasSpecReporter && argv.showSkipped) reporters.push('spec');
 if(argv.verbose) reporters.push('verbose');
 
 function func(config) {
@@ -259,13 +283,13 @@ func.defaultConfig = {
         }
     },
 
-    // use 'karma-spec-reporter' to log info about skipped specs
     specReporter: {
-        suppressErrorSummary: true,
-        suppressFailed: true,
-        suppressPassed: true,
-        suppressSkipped: false,
-        showSpecTiming: false
+        suppressErrorSummary: false,
+        suppressFailed: !hasSpecReporter,
+        suppressPassed: !hasSpecReporter,
+        // use 'karma-spec-reporter' to log info about skipped specs
+        suppressSkipped: !argv.showSkipped,
+        showSpecTiming: true
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/annotations_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/annotations_test.js
index f7be28e5b95..f0fd23cc143 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/annotations_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/annotations_test.js
@@ -1547,7 +1547,9 @@ describe('annotation effects', function() {
 
                 setTimeout(function() {
                     var input = d3.select('.plugin-editable.editable');
-                    input.node().dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('blur'));
+                    if(input.node()) {
+                        input.node().dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('blur'));
+                    }
                 }, DBLCLICKDELAY * 1.1);
             });
         }