diff --git a/unittest/test_load.py b/unittest/test_load.py
index a2993cb8e01576fac5df8f16f12f48b2ca0224dc..604c3ea5b6e5768c07859c5fef16b482efbfc18f 100755
--- a/unittest/test_load.py
+++ b/unittest/test_load.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import unittest
 try:
     import pybullet
 except ImportError:
-    pass
+    pybullet = False
 
 from example_robot_data import load_full