diff --git a/tests/test_contentsmanager.py b/tests/test_contentsmanager.py
index 045541210..90e793acc 100644
--- a/tests/test_contentsmanager.py
+++ b/tests/test_contentsmanager.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import pytest
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(isinstance(RmdFileContentsManager, str),
+                    reason=RmdFileContentsManager)
 def test_create_contentsmanager():
     RmdFileContentsManager()