diff --git a/internal/store/postgres/store_test.go b/internal/store/postgres/store_test.go
index 7495022..6e9ba69 100644
--- a/internal/store/postgres/store_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/postgres/store_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func openDBForTest(t *testing.T) *sql.DB {
 		ConnMaxLifetime: time.Second * 30,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to open DB: %v", err)
+		t.Skipf("PostgreSQL not available, skipping postgres store test: %v", err)
 	}
 	if err := RunMigrations(db, filepath.Join("..", "..", "..", "db", "migration")); err != nil {
 		_ = db.Close()