diff --git a/news/correct-test-skip-message.rst b/news/correct-test-skip-message.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..855b857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/correct-test-skip-message.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* No news added: Correct messages for skipping tests involving diffpy.srreal.
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/tests/test_pdf.py b/tests/test_pdf.py
index c6cffd1..1ee2cce 100644
--- a/tests/test_pdf.py
+++ b/tests/test_pdf.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def test_setQmax(diffpy_structure_available, diffpy_srreal_available):
     from diffpy.structure import Structure
 
     if not diffpy_srreal_available:
-        pytest.skip("diffpy.structure package not available")
+        pytest.skip("diffpy.srreal package not available")
 
     pc = PDFContribution("pdf")
     pc.setQmax(21)
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def test_getQmax(diffpy_structure_available, diffpy_srreal_available):
     from diffpy.structure import Structure
 
     if not diffpy_srreal_available:
-        pytest.skip("diffpy.structure package not available")
+        pytest.skip("diffpy.srreal package not available")
 
     # cover all code branches in PDFContribution._getMetaValue
     # (1) contribution metadata
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def test_savetxt(
     from diffpy.structure import Structure
 
     if not diffpy_srreal_available:
-        pytest.skip("diffpy.structure package not available")
+        pytest.skip("diffpy.srreal package not available")
 
     pc = PDFContribution("pdf")
     pc.loadData(datafile("si-q27r60-xray.gr"))
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def test_pickling(
     from diffpy.structure import loadStructure
 
     if not diffpy_srreal_available:
-        pytest.skip("diffpy.structure package not available")
+        pytest.skip("diffpy.srreal package not available")
 
     pc = PDFContribution("pdf")
     pc.loadData(datafile("ni-q27r100-neutron.gr"))