diff --git a/tests/test_polars.py b/tests/test_polars.py
index afab502a..46f01d6c 100644
--- a/tests/test_polars.py
+++ b/tests/test_polars.py
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 import numpy as np
+
+pytest.importorskip("polars")
+
 import polars as pl
 import pytest
 from polars.exceptions import ComputeError, DuplicateError