diff --git a/tests/calculators/test_aims.py b/tests/calculators/test_aims.py
index a0c0262d..6ff3f0ab 100644
--- a/tests/calculators/test_aims.py
+++ b/tests/calculators/test_aims.py
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@
     from ase.config import cfg as ase_cfg
     from ase.calculators.aims import AimsProfile
 
-    profile = AimsProfile.from_config(ase_cfg, "aims")
-    species_dir = vars(profile).get("default_species_directory", None)
+    if "aims" in ase_cfg.parser:
+        profile = AimsProfile.from_config(ase_cfg, "aims")
+        species_dir = vars(profile).get("default_species_directory", None)
+    else:
+        species_dir = None
 
     aims_prerequisites = pytest.mark.skipif(
         condition = 'aims' not in ase_cfg.parser or species_dir is None
diff --git a/tests/calculators/test_calc_generic.py b/tests/calculators/test_calc_generic.py
index c753fe95..31fe6de4 100644
--- a/tests/calculators/test_calc_generic.py
+++ b/tests/calculators/test_calc_generic.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 from os.path import join
 from io import StringIO
+import pytest
 
 import numpy as np
 from ase import Atoms