diff --git a/tests/modeltests/force_insert_update/models.py b/tests/modeltests/force_insert_update/models.py
index c9b9fe0c76..2489740e98 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/force_insert_update/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/force_insert_update/models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Tests for forcing insert and update queries (instead of Django's normal
 automatic behaviour).
 """
-from django.db import models, transaction
+from django.db import models, transaction, IntegrityError
 
 class Counter(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length = 10)
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@ ValueError: Cannot force an update in save() with no primary key.
 # Won't work because we can't insert a pk of the same value.
 >>> sid = transaction.savepoint()
 >>> c.value = 5
->>> c.save(force_insert=True)
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-...
-IntegrityError: ...
+>>> try:
+...     c.save(force_insert=True)
+... except Exception, e:
+...     if isinstance(e, IntegrityError):
+...         print "Pass"
+...     else:
+...         print "Fail with %s" % type(e)
+Pass
 >>> transaction.savepoint_rollback(sid)
 
 # Trying to update should still fail, even with manual primary keys, if the
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/get_or_create/models.py b/tests/modeltests/get_or_create/models.py
index 5c35bb4bec..f0faf54002 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/get_or_create/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/get_or_create/models.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ given parameters. If an object isn't found, it creates one with the given
 parameters.
 """
 
-from django.db import models
+from django.db import models, IntegrityError
 
 class Person(models.Model):
     first_name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
@@ -53,8 +53,12 @@ False
 
 # If you don't specify a value or default value for all required fields, you
 # will get an error.
->>> p, created = Person.objects.get_or_create(first_name='Tom', last_name='Smith')
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-...
-IntegrityError:...
+>>> try:
+...     p, created = Person.objects.get_or_create(first_name='Tom', last_name='Smith')
+... except Exception, e:
+...     if isinstance(e, IntegrityError):
+...         print "Pass"
+...     else:
+...         print "Fail with %s" % type(e)
+Pass
 """}
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/one_to_one/models.py b/tests/modeltests/one_to_one/models.py
index 348a543c52..20ac7a5573 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/one_to_one/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/one_to_one/models.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ To define a one-to-one relationship, use ``OneToOneField()``.
 In this example, a ``Place`` optionally can be a ``Restaurant``.
 """
 
-from django.db import models, transaction
+from django.db import models, transaction, IntegrityError
 
 class Place(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
@@ -179,10 +179,14 @@ DoesNotExist: Restaurant matching query does not exist.
 # This will fail because each one-to-one field must be unique (and link2=o1 was
 # used for x1, above).
 >>> sid = transaction.savepoint()
->>> MultiModel(link1=p2, link2=o1, name="x1").save()
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-    ...
-IntegrityError: ...
+>>> try:
+...     MultiModel(link1=p2, link2=o1, name="x1").save()
+... except Exception, e:
+...     if isinstance(e, IntegrityError):
+...         print "Pass"
+...     else:
+...         print "Fail with %s" % type(e)
+Pass
 >>> transaction.savepoint_rollback(sid)
 
 """}