diff --git a/CodeSniffer/Standards/Zend/Tests/Debug/CodeAnalyzerUnitTest.php b/CodeSniffer/Standards/Zend/Tests/Debug/CodeAnalyzerUnitTest.php
index a22e3c2bea..95d572f82e 100755
--- a/CodeSniffer/Standards/Zend/Tests/Debug/CodeAnalyzerUnitTest.php
+++ b/CodeSniffer/Standards/Zend/Tests/Debug/CodeAnalyzerUnitTest.php
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ class Zend_Tests_Debug_CodeAnalyzerUnitTest extends AbstractSniffUnitTest
 {
 
 
+    /**
+     * Should this test be skipped for some reason.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function shouldSkipTest()
+    {
+        $analyzerPath = PHP_CodeSniffer::getConfigData('zend_ca_path');
+        return (is_null($analyzerPath));
+
+    }//end shouldSkipTest()
+
+
     /**
      * Returns the lines where errors should occur.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Standards/AbstractSniffUnitTest.php b/tests/Standards/AbstractSniffUnitTest.php
index b84a0a75fd..f5707d033b 100755
--- a/tests/Standards/AbstractSniffUnitTest.php
+++ b/tests/Standards/AbstractSniffUnitTest.php
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ protected function setUp()
     }//end setUp()
 
 
+    /**
+     * Should this test be skipped for some reason.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function shouldSkipTest()
+    {
+        return false;
+
+    }//end shouldSkipTest()
+
+
     /**
      * Tests the extending classes Sniff class.
      *
@@ -65,6 +77,11 @@ protected function setUp()
      */
     protected final function runTest()
     {
+        // Skip this test if we can't run in this environment.
+        if ($this->shouldSkipTest() === true) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped();
+        }
+
         // The basis for determining file locations.
         $basename = substr(get_class($this), 0, -8);