diff --git a/tests/test_autocommit_model.py b/tests/test_autocommit_model.py
index bfdc6315..725b8fe2 100644
--- a/tests/test_autocommit_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_autocommit_model.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 from ell.configurator import config
 import anthropic
 
-ell.init(verbose=True, autocommit_model="gpt-4o-mini")
-# ell.init(verbose=True, autocommit_model="claude-3-haiku-20240307")
-
 test1_v1 = '''import ell
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -57,17 +54,23 @@ def write_a_chord_progression_for_song(genre: Optional[str], key : Optional[str]
 
     ]"""
 
-from ell.util.differ import write_commit_message_for_diff
 
-# test 1
-(response, *args) = write_commit_message_for_diff(test1_v1, test1_v2)
-print(response)
+import os
+
+if os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"):
+    from ell.util.differ import write_commit_message_for_diff
+    ell.init(verbose=True, autocommit_model="gpt-4o-mini")
+    # ell.init(verbose=True, autocommit_model="claude-3-haiku-20240307")
+    def test_commit_message_1():
+        # test 1
+        (response, *args) = write_commit_message_for_diff(test1_v1, test1_v2)
+        print(response)
 
-# test 2
-(response, *args) = write_commit_message_for_diff(test2_v1, test2_v2)
-print(response)
+        # test 2
+        (response, *args) = write_commit_message_for_diff(test2_v1, test2_v2)
+        print(response)
 
-### --BEFORE PROMPT CHANGES-- ###
+    ### --BEFORE PROMPT CHANGES-- ###
 
 ### CLAUDE 3 HAIKU ###
 # Test 1: