diff --git a/rust/ittapi/src/string.rs b/rust/ittapi/src/string.rs
index 9760892..39fb198 100644
--- a/rust/ittapi/src/string.rs
+++ b/rust/ittapi/src/string.rs
@@ -47,11 +47,18 @@ impl From<&str> for StringHandle {
 
 mod tests {
     #[test]
-    fn with_dynamic_part_specified() {
-        // When INTEL_LIBITTNOTIFY64 is set in the environment, the static part of ittnotify will
-        // allocate; otherwise, if the dynamic part is not present, the pointer will be null.
-        let _env_path = scoped_env::ScopedEnv::remove("INTEL_LIBITTNOTIFY64");
+    fn construct_string_handle() {
         let sh = super::StringHandle::new("test2");
-        assert!(sh.as_ptr().is_null());
+        // `ittapi` profiling is only enabled when the `INTEL_LIBITTNOTIFY64` environment variable
+        // is set, which points to the profiling collector. If set, the string handle is actually
+        // allocated; if not set, no allocation is performed (this is a general `ittapi` property:
+        // no allocation without a profiling collector). Note that string handles are thus invalid
+        // in the latter case--no collector--but the API safely does not provide any way to observe
+        // this.
+        if std::env::var("INTEL_LIBITTNOTIFY64").is_ok() {
+            assert!(!sh.as_ptr().is_null());
+        } else {
+            assert!(sh.as_ptr().is_null());
+        }
     }
 }