diff --git a/tests/test_esmf_profiling.py b/tests/test_esmf_profiling.py
index de579a9..402a2b2 100644
--- a/tests/test_esmf_profiling.py
+++ b/tests/test_esmf_profiling.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import pytest
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from om3utils.esmf_profiling import ESMFProfilingParser
+bt2 = pytest.importorskip("bt2", reason="Requires babeltrace2 python bindings")
 
+from om3utils.esmf_profiling import ESMFProfilingParser
 
 def test_read_missing_esmf_profiling_dir():
     with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
diff --git a/tests/test_esmf_trace.py b/tests/test_esmf_trace.py
index 78e3d2f..c9d2429 100644
--- a/tests/test_esmf_trace.py
+++ b/tests/test_esmf_trace.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 
+bt2 = pytest.importorskip("bt2", reason="Requires babeltrace2 python bindings")
+
 from om3utils.esmf_trace import SinglePETTimingNode, MultiPETTimingNode