diff --git a/tests/test_geocode.py b/tests/test_geocode.py
index d47c374..e502704 100644
--- a/tests/test_geocode.py
+++ b/tests/test_geocode.py
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ def _skip_if_no_geopy():
     try:
         import geopy
     except ImportError:
-        raise nose.SkipTest("Geopy not installed. Skipping")
+        raise nose.SkipTest("Geopy not installed. Skipping tests.")
+    if sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 2):
+        raise nose.SkipTest("Geopy is known to be broken on Python 3.2. "
+                            "Skipping tests.")
 
 class TestGeocode(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):