diff --git a/tests/test_prompt_helper.py b/tests/test_prompt_helper.py
index e2270209..6b1e6a8c 100644
--- a/tests/test_prompt_helper.py
+++ b/tests/test_prompt_helper.py
@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 
 import pytest
 from llama_index.llms import ChatMessage, MessageRole
 
-from private_gpt.components.llm.prompt.prompt_helper import (
-    DefaultPromptStyle,
-    LlamaCppPromptStyle,
-    LlamaIndexPromptStyle,
-    TemplatePromptStyle,
-    VigognePromptStyle,
-    get_prompt_style,
+try:
+    from private_gpt.components.llm.prompt.prompt_helper import (
+        DefaultPromptStyle,
+        LlamaCppPromptStyle,
+        LlamaIndexPromptStyle,
+        TemplatePromptStyle,
+        VigognePromptStyle,
+        get_prompt_style,
+    )
+except ImportError:
+    DefaultPromptStyle = None
+    LlamaCppPromptStyle = None
+    LlamaIndexPromptStyle = None
+    TemplatePromptStyle = None
+    VigognePromptStyle = None
+    get_prompt_style = None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "llama_cpp" not in sys.modules, reason="requires the llama-cpp-python library"
 )
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("prompt_style", "expected_prompt_style"),
     [
@@ -28,6 +40,9 @@ def test_get_prompt_style_success(prompt_style, expected_prompt_style):
     assert type(get_prompt_style(prompt_style)) == expected_prompt_style
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "llama_cpp" not in sys.modules, reason="requires the llama-cpp-python library"
+)
 def test_get_prompt_style_template_success():
     jinja_template = "{% for message in messages %}<|{{message['role']}}|>: {{message['content'].strip() + '\\n'}}{% endfor %}<|assistant|>: "
     with NamedTemporaryFile("w") as tmp_file:
@@ -57,6 +72,9 @@ def test_get_prompt_style_template_success():
         assert prompt == expected_prompt
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "llama_cpp" not in sys.modules, reason="requires the llama-cpp-python library"
+)
 def test_get_prompt_style_failure():
     prompt_style = "unknown"
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
@@ -64,6 +82,9 @@ def test_get_prompt_style_failure():
     assert str(exc_info.value) == f"Unknown prompt_style='{prompt_style}'"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "llama_cpp" not in sys.modules, reason="requires the llama-cpp-python library"
+)
 def test_tag_prompt_style_format():
     prompt_style = VigognePromptStyle()
     messages = [
@@ -80,6 +101,9 @@ def test_tag_prompt_style_format():
     assert prompt_style.messages_to_prompt(messages) == expected_prompt
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "llama_cpp" not in sys.modules, reason="requires the llama-cpp-python library"
+)
 def test_tag_prompt_style_format_with_system_prompt():
     system_prompt = "This is a system prompt from configuration."
     prompt_style = VigognePromptStyle(default_system_prompt=system_prompt)
@@ -111,6 +135,9 @@ def test_tag_prompt_style_format_with_system_prompt():
     assert prompt_style.messages_to_prompt(messages) == expected_prompt
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "llama_cpp" not in sys.modules, reason="requires the llama-cpp-python library"
+)
 def test_llama2_prompt_style_format():
     prompt_style = LlamaIndexPromptStyle()
     messages = [
@@ -129,6 +156,9 @@ def test_llama2_prompt_style_format():
     assert prompt_style.messages_to_prompt(messages) == expected_prompt
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "llama_cpp" not in sys.modules, reason="requires the llama-cpp-python library"
+)
 def test_llama2_prompt_style_with_system_prompt():
     system_prompt = "This is a system prompt from configuration."
     prompt_style = LlamaIndexPromptStyle(default_system_prompt=system_prompt)