diff --git a/test/__init__.py b/test/__init__.py
index 666318f..22d1c83 100644
--- a/test/__init__.py
+++ b/test/__init__.py
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 from mako.cache import CacheImpl, register_plugin
 
 try:
+    # unitttest has a SkipTest also but pytest doesn't
+    # honor it unless nose is imported too...
     from nose import SkipTest
 except ImportError:
-    from unittest import SkipTest
+    from _pytest.runner import Skipped as SkipTest
 
 import contextlib