diff --git a/daliuge-engine/test/test_drop.py b/daliuge-engine/test/test_drop.py
index fc9f7f4c5..6ee3780da 100644
--- a/daliuge-engine/test/test_drop.py
+++ b/daliuge-engine/test/test_drop.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import shutil
 import sqlite3
 import string
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import subprocess
 
@@ -132,12 +133,14 @@ def test_dynamic_write_InMemoryDROP(self):
         """
         self._test_dynamic_write_withDropType(InMemoryDROP)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info < (3, 8), "Shared memory does nt work < python 3.8")
     def test_write_SharedMemoryDROP(self):
         """
         Test a SharedMemoryDROP with simple AppDROP (for checksum calculation)
         """
         self._test_write_withDropType(SharedMemoryDROP)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info < (3, 8), "Shared memory does nt work < python 3.8")
     def test_dynamic_write_SharedMemoryDROP(self):
         """
         Test a SharedMemoryDROP with simple AppDROP (for checksum calculation)