diff --git a/functional/test_aws_stack.py b/functional/test_aws_stack.py
index 1241d22..05539dc 100644
--- a/functional/test_aws_stack.py
+++ b/functional/test_aws_stack.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(AwsStackTest, self).setUp()
+        if not self.is_service_available('object-store'):
+            self.skipTest('object-store service not available, skipping')
         self.object_container_name = test.rand_name()
         self.project_id = self.identity_client.project_id
         self.swift_key = hashlib.sha224(