diff --git a/modules/mol/alg/tests/test_sec_struct.py b/modules/mol/alg/tests/test_sec_struct.py
index 69d1a5fc2b439fce1c9211e1f975e27154361ba8..18ab385a771ce1089fa9a025c4f6c0415fb63abc 100644
--- a/modules/mol/alg/tests/test_sec_struct.py
+++ b/modules/mol/alg/tests/test_sec_struct.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class TestSecStruct(unittest.TestCase):
         dssp_path = settings.locate("mkdssp")
       except:
         print "Could not find dssp, could not compare sec struct assignment..."
+        return
 
     dssp_ent = io.LoadPDB(os.path.join("testfiles", "1a0s.pdb"))
     ost_ent = io.LoadPDB(os.path.join("testfiles", "1a0s.pdb"))