diff --git a/tests/test_buffer.zunit b/tests/test_buffer.zunit
index 3c59acb..2dd09e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_buffer.zunit
+++ b/tests/test_buffer.zunit
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 }
 
 @test 'ysu - _write_ysu_buffer invalid' {
+    (( $+commands[tput] )) || skip "tput not found"
+
     YSU_MESSAGE_POSITION="invalid"
     export _YSU_BUFFER
 
diff --git a/tests/test_you_should_use.zunit b/tests/test_you_should_use.zunit
index dfe6c32..a07c89b 100644
--- a/tests/test_you_should_use.zunit
+++ b/tests/test_you_should_use.zunit
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 }
 
 @test 'ysu version exported' {
+    (( $+commands[git] )) || skip "git not found"
+    [ -d ".git" ] || skip "not in git repo"
+
     git_version="$(git tag --list | sort | tail -1)"
     git tag --list
 
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@
 }
 
 @test 'ysu message correct output' {
+    (( $+commands[tput] )) || skip "tput not found"
+
     unset YSU_MESSAGE_FORMAT
     run ysu_message "alias" "ls -l" "ll"
 
@@ -46,6 +51,8 @@
 }
 
 @test 'ysu message correct output 2' {
+    (( $+commands[tput] )) || skip "tput not found"
+
     unset YSU_MESSAGE_FORMAT
     run ysu_message "foobar" "2>/dev/null" "NE"
 
@@ -58,6 +65,8 @@
 }
 
 @test 'escapes \ and % correctly' {
+    (( $+commands[tput] )) || skip "tput not found"
+
     unset YSU_MESSAGE_FORMAT
     run ysu_message "alias" "printf '%s\\n'" "pf"