diff --git a/lbmpy_tests/walberla_scenario_setup.py b/lbmpy_tests/walberla_scenario_setup.py
index 233ac449587c16777a45abdeffde063b77964246..80b31118daa82128978a88381d42bdca4b86dcdf 100644
--- a/lbmpy_tests/walberla_scenario_setup.py
+++ b/lbmpy_tests/walberla_scenario_setup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import pytest
+pytest.importorskip('waLBerla')
+
 import waLBerla.field as field
 from waLBerla import createUniformBlockGrid, createUniformBufferedScheme, makeSlice