diff --git a/htmd/builder/amber.py b/htmd/builder/amber.py
index c825a7e23..e5de1047f 100644
--- a/htmd/builder/amber.py
+++ b/htmd/builder/amber.py
@@ -1488,7 +1488,9 @@ def _fix_mol(bn, mol, repl):
     tleap_installed = False
 
 
-@unittest.skip(not tleap_installed, "teLeap is not installed. Cannot test amber.build")
+@unittest.skipIf(
+    not tleap_installed, "teLeap is not installed. Cannot test amber.build"
+)
 class _TestAmberBuild(unittest.TestCase):
     currentResult = None  # holds last result object passed to run method