diff --git a/tests/test_model_api.py b/tests/test_model_api.py
index 6f4ff83dd..0e2394b4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_model_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_model_api.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Union
 
+import pytest
 import sympy
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ def test_askenet_to_template_model(self):
         template_model = TemplateModel.from_json(response.json())
         self.assertIsInstance(template_model, TemplateModel)
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="sbmlmath is not installed, run locally")
     def test_askenet_to_template_model_no_sympy(self):
         askenet_json = AskeNetPetriNetModel(Model(
             sir_parameterized_init)).to_json()