diff --git a/tests/agent/test_auxiliary_relay.py b/tests/agent/test_auxiliary_relay.py
index 8866167b42ae..0902f0fb91c3 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_auxiliary_relay.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_auxiliary_relay.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ from types import SimpleNamespace
 
 import pytest
 
+pytest.importorskip("nemo_relay")
+
 from agent import auxiliary_client, relay_llm, relay_runtime
 
 
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_relay_llm.py b/tests/agent/test_relay_llm.py
index 4cd9484d2bdb..24a63781568b 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_relay_llm.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_relay_llm.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from types import SimpleNamespace
 
 import pytest
 
+pytest.importorskip("nemo_relay")
+
 from agent import relay_llm, relay_runtime
 
 
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_relay_tools.py b/tests/agent/test_relay_tools.py
index 36ca4322ff0e..8aed80eacdee 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_relay_tools.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_relay_tools.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import pytest
 
+pytest.importorskip("nemo_relay")
+
 from agent import relay_runtime, relay_tools