diff --git a/tests/test_provider.py b/tests/test_provider.py
index e90e074f..629e5184 100644
--- a/tests/test_provider.py
+++ b/tests/test_provider.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def test_github_provider():
         assert fref.read() == fgen.read(), f
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(shutil.which("svn") == None, reason="Subversion not installed")
 def test_svn_provider():
     cache_root = tempfile.mkdtemp("svn_")
     core = Core(