diff --git a/tests/kernelcreation/test_reduction.py b/tests/kernelcreation/test_reduction.py
index 9fd385e02beb0a730cb7f5702a494fc50ab867e3..1824ea095f587de95e4ecf8eae09e58e5d9f8b2f 100644
--- a/tests/kernelcreation/test_reduction.py
+++ b/tests/kernelcreation/test_reduction.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import pytest
 import numpy as np
-import cupy as cp
+
+try:
+    import cupy as cp
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 
 import pystencils as ps
 from pystencils.sympyextensions import reduction_assignment_from_str