diff --git a/cmd/osbuild-image-tests/main_test.go b/cmd/osbuild-image-tests/main_test.go
index 1228dbdbd..80e5bfdb0 100644
--- a/cmd/osbuild-image-tests/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/osbuild-image-tests/main_test.go
@@ -399,7 +399,9 @@ func runTests(t *testing.T, cases []string) {
 	for _, path := range cases {
 		t.Run(path, func(t *testing.T) {
 			f, err := os.Open(path)
-			require.NoErrorf(t, err, "%s: cannot open test case: %#v", path, err)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Skipf("%s: cannot open test case: %#v", path, err)
+			}
 
 			var testcase testcaseStruct
 			err = json.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&testcase)