diff --git a/tests/test_io.py b/tests/test_io.py
index 6161279..258d92f 100644
--- a/tests/test_io.py
+++ b/tests/test_io.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+# ruff: noqa: E402
 import pytest
+
+pytest.importorskip("pathlibfs")
 from pathlibfs import Path as PathPlus
 
 from pueblo.io import to_io