diff --git a/tests/policies/test_sac_policy.py b/tests/policies/test_sac_policy.py
index 784ec2fc8..43544acf1 100644
--- a/tests/policies/test_sac_policy.py
+++ b/tests/policies/test_sac_policy.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import pytest
+
+pytest.importorskip("grpc")
+
 import torch
 from torch import Tensor, nn
 
diff --git a/tests/rl/test_data_mixer.py b/tests/rl/test_data_mixer.py
index 90e9e492f..113cb87c8 100644
--- a/tests/rl/test_data_mixer.py
+++ b/tests/rl/test_data_mixer.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Tests for RL data mixing (DataMixer, OnlineOfflineMixer)."""
 
+import pytest
+
+pytest.importorskip("grpc")
+
 import torch
 
 from lerobot.rl.buffer import ReplayBuffer
diff --git a/tests/rl/test_sac_algorithm.py b/tests/rl/test_sac_algorithm.py
index 325c9727b..6ef3e3ddf 100644
--- a/tests/rl/test_sac_algorithm.py
+++ b/tests/rl/test_sac_algorithm.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 """Tests for the RL algorithm abstraction and SACAlgorithm implementation."""
 
 import pytest
+
+pytest.importorskip("grpc")
+
 import torch
 
 from lerobot.configs.types import FeatureType, PolicyFeature
diff --git a/tests/rl/test_trainer.py b/tests/rl/test_trainer.py
index 47eaf6ad3..985ab9a6b 100644
--- a/tests/rl/test_trainer.py
+++ b/tests/rl/test_trainer.py
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import pytest
+
+pytest.importorskip("grpc")
+
 import torch
 from torch import Tensor