diff --git a/inst/tinytest/test_beam_search.R b/inst/tinytest/test_beam_search.R
index 7747d2b..b1891f1 100644
--- a/inst/tinytest/test_beam_search.R
+++ b/inst/tinytest/test_beam_search.R
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ expect_true(whisper:::compression_ratio("test") > 0,
   info = "compression ratio is positive")
 
 # --- KV cache tests (require torch) ---
-if (requireNamespace("torch", quietly = TRUE)) {
+if (requireNamespace("torch", quietly = TRUE) &&
+    torch::torch_is_installed()) {
 
   # expand_kv_cache: verify shapes
   fake_cache <- list(