diff --git a/tests/test_passgpt_attack.py b/tests/test_passgpt_attack.py
index 517caa0..58d532d 100644
--- a/tests/test_passgpt_attack.py
+++ b/tests/test_passgpt_attack.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import importlib.util
 import os
 import sys
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
+_has_transformers = importlib.util.find_spec("transformers") is not None
+
 from hate_crack.passgpt_train import (
     _count_lines,
     _estimate_training_memory_mb,
@@ -395,6 +398,7 @@ class TestMemoryPrecheck:
                 device="cpu",
             )
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not _has_transformers, reason="transformers not installed")
     def test_skips_when_detection_fails(self, tmp_path):
         """When memory detection returns None, training proceeds past the pre-check."""
         f = tmp_path / "words.txt"
@@ -456,6 +460,7 @@ class TestMaxLines:
 
 
 class TestMemoryLimitAutoTune:
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not _has_transformers, reason="transformers not installed")
     def test_auto_tunes_max_lines(self, tmp_path, capsys):
         f = tmp_path / "words.txt"
         f.write_text("password\n" * 100)
diff --git a/tests/test_ui_menu_options.py b/tests/test_ui_menu_options.py
index 98a20a4..db237b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_ui_menu_options.py
+++ b/tests/test_ui_menu_options.py
@@ -27,7 +27,16 @@ MENU_OPTION_TEST_CASES = [
     ("14", CLI_MODULE._attacks, "loopback_attack", "loopback"),
     ("15", CLI_MODULE._attacks, "ollama_attack", "ollama"),
     ("16", CLI_MODULE._attacks, "omen_attack", "omen"),
-    ("17", CLI_MODULE._attacks, "passgpt_attack", "passgpt"),
+    pytest.param(
+        "17",
+        CLI_MODULE._attacks,
+        "passgpt_attack",
+        "passgpt",
+        marks=pytest.mark.skipif(
+            not getattr(CLI_MODULE, "HAS_ML_DEPS", False),
+            reason="ML dependencies not installed",
+        ),
+    ),
     ("90", CLI_MODULE, "download_hashmob_rules", "hashmob-rules"),
     ("91", CLI_MODULE, "weakpass_wordlist_menu", "weakpass-menu"),
     ("92", CLI_MODULE, "download_hashmob_wordlists", "hashmob-wordlists"),
diff --git a/tests/test_version_check.py b/tests/test_version_check.py
index 732d407..68b22fb 100644
--- a/tests/test_version_check.py
+++ b/tests/test_version_check.py
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ class TestCheckForUpdates:
         mock_resp.json.return_value = {"tag_name": "v0.0.1"}
         mock_resp.raise_for_status = MagicMock()
 
-        with patch.object(hc_module, "requests") as mock_requests, patch.object(
-            hc_module, "REQUESTS_AVAILABLE", True
+        with (
+            patch.object(hc_module, "requests") as mock_requests,
+            patch.object(hc_module, "REQUESTS_AVAILABLE", True),
+            patch("hate_crack.__version__", "2.0"),
         ):
             mock_requests.get.return_value = mock_resp
             hc_module.check_for_updates()