diff --git a/lbmpy_tests/test_oldroydb.py b/lbmpy_tests/test_oldroydb.py
index 8b836f6ce6b7076e6e05acf837597fed8695438e..a4a5228682917e8446c9dcb17918f2381bacc89a 100755
--- a/lbmpy_tests/test_oldroydb.py
+++ b/lbmpy_tests/test_oldroydb.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from pystencils.boundaries.boundaryhandling import BoundaryHandling
 from pystencils.boundaries.boundaryconditions import Boundary, Neumann, Dirichlet
 from lbmpy.boundaries.boundaryhandling import LatticeBoltzmannBoundaryHandling
 from lbmpy.boundaries import NoSlip
-import scipy.optimize
 
 from lbmpy.oldroydb import *
 import pytest
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import pytest
 
 pytest.importorskip('scipy.optimize')
 def test_oldroydb():
+    import scipy.optimize
 
     # ## Definitions