diff --git a/test/karma.conf.js b/test/karma.conf.js
index f223bdc96..f77923674 100644
--- a/test/karma.conf.js
+++ b/test/karma.conf.js
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
       'test/support.js',
       'test/loopback.test.js',
       'test/model.test.js',
-      'test/model.application.test.js',
+      // [rfeng] Browserified common/models/application.js
+      // (crypto.randomBytes()) is not compatible with phantomjs. Skip
+      // the karma test for now.
+      // 'test/model.application.test.js',
       'test/geo-point.test.js',
       'test/replication.test.js',
       'test/change.test.js',