diff --git a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api.py b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api.py
index 0fd826b..f39960f 100644
--- a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api.py
+++ b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api.py
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@
         """
 
         super(TelemetryAlarmingAPIGnocchiTest, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.service_available.gnocchi:
+            msg = ("%s: Skipping Gnocchi specific tests without Gnocchi" %
+                   cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+
         if 'gnocchi' not in CONF.telemetry_services.metric_backends:
-            msg = ("%s: Skipping Gnocchi specific tests withouth Gnocchi" %
+            msg = ("%s: Gnocchi is not one of the configured metric backends" %
                    cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(msg)
 
diff --git a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api_negative.py b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api_negative.py
index 240dd3a..bf55dfe 100644
--- a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api_negative.py
+++ b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/gnocchi/test_alarming_api_negative.py
@@ -39,8 +39,13 @@
         """
 
         super(TelemetryAlarmingNegativeGnocchiTest, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.service_available.gnocchi:
+            msg = ("%s: Skipping Gnocchi specific tests without Gnocchi" %
+                   cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+
         if 'gnocchi' not in CONF.telemetry_services.metric_backends:
-            msg = ("%s: Skipping Gnocchi specific tests withouth Gnocchi" %
+            msg = ("%s: Gnocchi is not one of the configured metric backends" %
                    cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(msg)