--- /dev/null
+--- a/ceilometer/tests/gabbi/test_gabbi.py
++++ b/ceilometer/tests/gabbi/test_gabbi.py
+@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ For the sake of exploratory development.
+
+ import os
+
+-from gabbi import driver
++try:
++ from gabbi import driver
++except ImportError:
++ driver = None
+
+ from ceilometer.api import app
+-from ceilometer.tests.gabbi import fixtures as fixture_module
++if driver:
++ from ceilometer.tests.gabbi import fixtures as fixture_module
+
+
+ TESTS_DIR = 'gabbits'