diff --git a/tests/test_php.py b/tests/test_php.py
index daadbb43..10a94e58 100644
--- a/tests/test_php.py
+++ b/tests/test_php.py
@@ -277,10 +277,11 @@ def get_env_var(env_var: str) -> str:
         ).is_file
 
         apache_envvars = get_env_var("APACHE_ENVVARS")
-        assert container_per_test.connection.file(apache_envvars).is_file
-        assert container_per_test.connection.run_expect(
-            [0], f"source {apache_envvars}"
-        )
+        if apache_envvars:
+            assert container_per_test.connection.file(apache_envvars).is_file
+            assert container_per_test.connection.run_expect(
+                [0], f"source {apache_envvars}"
+            )
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("container_image", [PHP_8_CLI])