diff --git a/lbmpy_tests/test_boundary_indexlist_creation.py b/lbmpy_tests/test_boundary_indexlist_creation.py
index 68da641fcf4e2566d6d262bd36996fd02f3ba02a..4646e276b1b4f59cc5b163a61ce34782abeee4d2 100644
--- a/lbmpy_tests/test_boundary_indexlist_creation.py
+++ b/lbmpy_tests/test_boundary_indexlist_creation.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import pytest
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('single_link', [False, True])
 def test_equivalence_cython_python_version(single_link):
     if not cil.cython_funcs_available:
-        return
+        pytest.skip("Skipped: Cython functions are not available.")
 
     stencil_2d = get_stencil("D2Q9")
     stencil_3d = get_stencil("D3Q19")
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_equivalence_cython_python_version(single_link):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('single_link', [False, True])
 def test_equivalence_cell_idx_list_cython_python_version(single_link):
     if not cil.cython_funcs_available:
-        return
+        pytest.skip("Skipped: Cython functions are not available.")
 
     stencil_2d = get_stencil("D2Q9")
     stencil_3d = get_stencil("D3Q19")