diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 171890a3..3b968686 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
   };
 
   Spec.prototype.execute = function(onComplete) {
-    var self = this;
+    var self = this,
+        timeout;
 
     this.onStart(this);
 
@@ -277,26 +278,25 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
 
     function timeoutable(fn) {
       return function(done) {
-        var timeout = Function.prototype.apply.apply(self.timer.setTimeout, [j$.getGlobal(), [function() {
+        timeout = Function.prototype.apply.apply(self.timer.setTimeout, [j$.getGlobal(), [function() {
           onException(new Error('Timeout - Async callback was not invoked within timeout specified by jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL.'));
           done();
         }, j$.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL]]);
 
         var callDone = function() {
-          Function.prototype.apply.apply(self.timer.clearTimeout, [j$.getGlobal(), [timeout]]);
+          clearTimeoutable();
           done();
         };
 
-        try {
-          fn.call(this, callDone); //TODO: do we care about more than 1 arg?
-        }
-        catch (e) {
-          onException(e);
-          callDone();
-        }
+        fn.call(this, callDone); //TODO: do we care about more than 1 arg?
       };
     }
 
+    function clearTimeoutable() {
+      Function.prototype.apply.apply(self.timer.clearTimeout, [j$.getGlobal(), [timeout]]);
+      timeout = void 0;
+    }
+
     var befores = this.beforeFns() || [],
       afters = this.afterFns() || [],
       thisOne = (this.fn.length) ? timeoutable(this.fn) : this.fn;
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     });
 
     function onException(e) {
+      clearTimeoutable();
       if (Spec.isPendingSpecException(e)) {
         self.pend();
         return;
diff --git a/spec/core/SpecSpec.js b/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
index 6f7378f9..c89a0cae 100644
--- a/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
@@ -218,42 +218,24 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
     expect(specNameSpy.calls.mostRecent().args[0].id).toEqual(spec.id);
   });
 
-  it("resets the timeout timer when an async spec throws an exception", function(done) {
-    var handleException = jasmine.createSpy('exception handler'),
+  it("resets the timeout timer when an async spec throws an exception", function() {
+    var queueRunnerSpy = jasmine.createSpy('queueRunner'),
+      clearTimeoutSpy = jasmine.createSpy('clear timeout'),
       spec = new j$.Spec({
-        fn: function(done) { throw new Error('test'); },
+        fn: function(done) { },
         catchExceptions: function() { return true; },
-        expectationResultFactory: handleException,
         timer: {
-          // Force timeout to 0 to postpone execution to next tick
-          // without using the default 5s interval
-          setTimeout: function (fn) { return setTimeout(fn, 0); },
-          clearTimeout: clearTimeout
+          setTimeout: function () { return 920; },
+          clearTimeout: clearTimeoutSpy
         },
-        queueRunnerFactory: function (attrs) {
-          // Fake the "run" method of a regular queue runner
-          // for an async spec.
-          try {
-            attrs.fns[0].call({}, function () {});
-          } catch (e) {
-            handleException(e);
-          }
-        }
+        queueRunnerFactory: queueRunnerSpy
       });
 
-    // Spec execution will create the timeout timer that would report
-    // a failure on next tick unless it gets properly cleared before
-    // the end of this tick.
     spec.execute();
+    queueRunnerSpy.calls.mostRecent().args[0].fns[0]();
+    queueRunnerSpy.calls.mostRecent().args[0].onException(new Error());
 
-    // Run the expect clause on next tick to detect the case when the
-    // timeout timer was not properly reset. The exception handler is
-    // called once when the error is thrown. It is called twice when
-    // the timeout timer is not properly reset.
-    setTimeout(function () {
-      expect(handleException.calls.count()).toEqual(1);
-      done();
-    }, 0);
+    expect(clearTimeoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(920);
   });
 
   describe("when a spec is marked pending during execution", function() {
diff --git a/src/core/Spec.js b/src/core/Spec.js
index afdebd41..a75f0c1c 100644
--- a/src/core/Spec.js
+++ b/src/core/Spec.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
   };
 
   Spec.prototype.execute = function(onComplete) {
-    var self = this;
+    var self = this,
+        timeout;
 
     this.onStart(this);
 
@@ -52,26 +53,25 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
 
     function timeoutable(fn) {
       return function(done) {
-        var timeout = Function.prototype.apply.apply(self.timer.setTimeout, [j$.getGlobal(), [function() {
+        timeout = Function.prototype.apply.apply(self.timer.setTimeout, [j$.getGlobal(), [function() {
           onException(new Error('Timeout - Async callback was not invoked within timeout specified by jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL.'));
           done();
         }, j$.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL]]);
 
         var callDone = function() {
-          Function.prototype.apply.apply(self.timer.clearTimeout, [j$.getGlobal(), [timeout]]);
+          clearTimeoutable();
           done();
         };
 
-        try {
-          fn.call(this, callDone); //TODO: do we care about more than 1 arg?
-        }
-        catch (e) {
-          onException(e);
-          callDone();
-        }
+        fn.call(this, callDone); //TODO: do we care about more than 1 arg?
       };
     }
 
+    function clearTimeoutable() {
+      Function.prototype.apply.apply(self.timer.clearTimeout, [j$.getGlobal(), [timeout]]);
+      timeout = void 0;
+    }
+
     var befores = this.beforeFns() || [],
       afters = this.afterFns() || [],
       thisOne = (this.fn.length) ? timeoutable(this.fn) : this.fn;
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     });
 
     function onException(e) {
+      clearTimeoutable();
       if (Spec.isPendingSpecException(e)) {
         self.pend();
         return;