diff --git a/services/nginx/app/tests/Support/Api/ApiTestCase.php b/services/nginx/app/tests/Support/Api/ApiTestCase.php
index 113ff6d2..a40e9c5e 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/tests/Support/Api/ApiTestCase.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/tests/Support/Api/ApiTestCase.php
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ class ApiTestCase extends TestCase
 
         $skipReason = \api_test_runtime()->skipReason();
         if ($skipReason !== null) {
+            if (getenv('API_TEST_FAIL_ON_SKIP') === '1') {
+                throw new \RuntimeException($skipReason);
+            }
+
             $this->markTestSkipped($skipReason);
         }