diff --git a/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_event_sinks.py b/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_event_sinks.py
index 7cb1d7b..97b2667 100644
--- a/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_event_sinks.py
+++ b/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_event_sinks.py
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
       value: ok
 '''
 
+    def check_skip(self):
+        super(ZaqarEventSinkTest, self).check_skip()
+        if not self.is_service_available('messaging'):
+            self.skipTest('Service Zaqar is not available.')
+
     @decorators.idempotent_id('d0b72695-e97d-4aa1-bfaf-31c14b09ac87')
     def test_events(self):
         queue_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
diff --git a/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_software_config.py b/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_software_config.py
index f034096..757cef9 100644
--- a/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_software_config.py
+++ b/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_software_config.py
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@
 queue_id = %(queue_id)s
     '''
 
+    def check_skip(self):
+        super(ZaqarSignalTransportTest, self).check_skip()
+        if not self.is_service_available('messaging'):
+            self.skipTest('Service Zaqar is not available.')
+
     @decorators.idempotent_id('3af97ced-bead-4629-b78a-97762719e990')
     def test_signal_queues(self):
         parms = {'flavor': self.conf.minimal_instance_type,
diff --git a/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_waitcondition.py b/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_waitcondition.py
index b50c0a2..f618c38 100644
--- a/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_waitcondition.py
+++ b/heat_tempest_plugin/tests/functional/test_waitcondition.py
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
    value: {'Fn::Select': ['data_id', {get_attr: [wait_condition, data]}]}
 '''
 
+    def check_skip(self):
+        super(ZaqarWaitConditionTest, self).check_skip()
+        if not self.is_service_available('messaging'):
+            self.skipTest('Service Zaqar is not available.')
+
     @decorators.idempotent_id('90183f0d-9929-43a6-8fb6-b81003824c6d')
     def test_signal_queues(self):
         stack_identifier = self.stack_create(