diff --git a/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_analysis/test_hits.py b/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_analysis/test_hits.py
index c0d90395c4a..fcfd8cc5318 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_analysis/test_hits.py
+++ b/python/cugraph/cugraph/tests/link_analysis/test_hits.py
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ def input_expected_output(input_combo):
     # in the dictionary. This allows separate Nx-only tests that may have run
     # previously on the same input_combo to save their results for re-use
     # elsewhere.
-    dataset_path = input_combo["graph_file"].get_path()
-    Gnx = utils.generate_nx_graph_from_file(dataset_path, directed=True)
     if "nxResults" not in input_combo:
+        dataset_path = input_combo["graph_file"].get_path()
+        Gnx = utils.generate_nx_graph_from_file(dataset_path, directed=True)
         nxResults = nx.hits(
             Gnx, input_combo["max_iter"], input_combo["tol"], normalized=True
         )