diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index d21cab65e83e844d7ea6ebb1c01e3ac6baddf8d3..3ae58d02970293604366736556a8e85aed0e061a 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ except ImportError:
     collect_ignore += [os.path.join(SCRIPT_FOLDER, "lbmpy_tests/benchmark"),
                        os.path.join(SCRIPT_FOLDER, "lbmpy_tests/full_scenarios/kida_vortex_flow/scenario_kida_vortex_flow.py")]
 
+import sympy
+sver = sympy.__version__.split(".")
+if (int(sver[0]) == 1 and int(sver[1]) < 2):
+    add_path_to_ignore('lbmpy_tests/phasefield')
+    collect_ignore += [os.path.join(SCRIPT_FOLDER, "lbmpy_tests/test_n_phase_boyer_noncoupled.ipynb")]
+
 collect_ignore += [os.path.join(SCRIPT_FOLDER, 'setup.py')]
 
 for root, sub_dirs, files in os.walk('.'):