diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index d05ae562..eb9b54dc 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -1081,7 +1081,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
         config.hideDisabled = configuration.hideDisabled;
       }
 
-      if (configuration.hasOwnProperty('Promise')) {
+      // Don't use hasOwnProperty to check for Promise existence because Promise
+      // can be initialized to undefined, either explicitly or by using the
+      // object returned from Env#configuration. In particular, Karma does this.
+      if (configuration.Promise) {
         if (
           typeof configuration.Promise.resolve === 'function' &&
           typeof configuration.Promise.reject === 'function'
diff --git a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
index 72c8d979..aa87a997 100644
--- a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ describe('Env', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('accepts its own current configureation', function() {
+    env.configure(env.configuration());
+  });
+
   it('can configure specs to throw errors on expectation failures', function() {
     env.configure({ oneFailurePerSpec: true });
 
@@ -53,6 +57,11 @@ describe('Env', function() {
   });
 
   describe('promise library', function() {
+    it('can be configured without a custom library', function() {
+      env.configure({});
+      env.configure({ Promise: undefined });
+    });
+
     it('can be configured with a custom library', function() {
       var myLibrary = {
         resolve: jasmine.createSpy(),
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 43e4a8e7..d769d1c4 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
         config.hideDisabled = configuration.hideDisabled;
       }
 
-      if (configuration.hasOwnProperty('Promise')) {
+      // Don't use hasOwnProperty to check for Promise existence because Promise
+      // can be initialized to undefined, either explicitly or by using the
+      // object returned from Env#configuration. In particular, Karma does this.
+      if (configuration.Promise) {
         if (
           typeof configuration.Promise.resolve === 'function' &&
           typeof configuration.Promise.reject === 'function'