diff --git a/GPy/testing/test_gpy_kernels_state_space.py b/GPy/testing/test_gpy_kernels_state_space.py
index f2a633929..eb86c1f44 100644
--- a/GPy/testing/test_gpy_kernels_state_space.py
+++ b/GPy/testing/test_gpy_kernels_state_space.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 """
 Testing state space related functions.
 """
+import pytest
 import numpy as np
 import GPy
 import GPy.models.state_space_model as SS_model
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ def get_new_kernels():
                 var_compare_decimal=2,
             )
         except AssertionError:
-            raise SkipTest(
+            raise pytest.skip(
                 "Skipping Regular kalman filter for kernel addition, because it is not stable (normal situation) for this data."
             )