diff --git a/tests/unit/wot/test_exclusions.py b/tests/unit/wot/test_exclusions.py
index d76d1f76d946c89091a0ebc3020f2d28471b6be9..73930a56eb3f93c163c586d3fea95c6cbf0f4f6b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/wot/test_exclusions.py
+++ b/tests/unit/wot/test_exclusions.py
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+pytest.importorskip(
+    "pydiscourse",
+    reason="pydiscourse can't be imported, skipping deathreaper tests",
+)
+
 from silkaj.wot import exclusions