diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-from_url.R b/tests/testthat/test-from_url.R
index 2e37e884..7e566948 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-from_url.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-from_url.R
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ test_that("from_url fails nicely", {
   )
 
   expect_warning(
-    qs_from_url("https://asfdjklasfsadffasd.com"),
-    regexp = "Failed to retrieve data"
+    raw_from_url("https://github.com/nflverse/nfl/blob/master/data/games.rd"),
+    regexp = "HTTP error"
   )
 
+  skip_if_not_installed("qs")
   expect_warning(
-    raw_from_url("https://github.com/nflverse/nfl/blob/master/data/games.rd"),
-    regexp = "HTTP error"
+    qs_from_url("https://asfdjklasfsadffasd.com"),
+    regexp = "Failed to retrieve data"
   )
 
 })