diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-format_lubridate.R b/tests/testthat/test-format_lubridate.R
index 3967d7912..af5866366 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-format_lubridate.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-format_lubridate.R
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 test_that("can output durations", {
+  skip_if_not_installed("lubridate")
   expect_snapshot({
     pillar(lubridate::as.duration(1:3))
   })