diff --git a/cmd/mount/dir_test.go b/cmd/mount/dir_test.go
index 7b4f71438..b8e49dc79 100644
--- a/cmd/mount/dir_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mount/dir_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestDirLs(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	run.checkDir(t, "")
 
 	run.mkdir(t, "a directory")
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ func TestDirLs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDirCreateAndRemoveDir(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	run.mkdir(t, "dir")
 	run.mkdir(t, "dir/subdir")
 	run.checkDir(t, "dir/|dir/subdir/")
@@ -41,6 +45,8 @@ func TestDirCreateAndRemoveDir(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDirCreateAndRemoveFile(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	run.mkdir(t, "dir")
 	run.createFile(t, "dir/file", "potato")
 	run.checkDir(t, "dir/|dir/file 6")
@@ -58,6 +64,8 @@ func TestDirCreateAndRemoveFile(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDirRenameFile(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	run.mkdir(t, "dir")
 	run.createFile(t, "file", "potato")
 	run.checkDir(t, "dir/|file 6")
@@ -76,6 +84,8 @@ func TestDirRenameFile(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDirRenameEmptyDir(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	run.mkdir(t, "dir")
 	run.mkdir(t, "dir1")
 	run.checkDir(t, "dir/|dir1/")
@@ -94,6 +104,8 @@ func TestDirRenameEmptyDir(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDirRenameFullDir(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	run.mkdir(t, "dir")
 	run.mkdir(t, "dir1")
 	run.createFile(t, "dir1/potato.txt", "maris piper")
diff --git a/cmd/mount/fs_test.go b/cmd/mount/fs_test.go
index 2c589800e..c1f1fae5a 100644
--- a/cmd/mount/fs_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mount/fs_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type Run struct {
 	fremoteName  string
 	cleanRemote  func()
 	umountResult <-chan error
+	skip         bool
 }
 
 // run holds the master Run data
@@ -97,12 +98,17 @@ func (r *Run) mount() {
 	var err error
 	r.umountResult, err = mount(r.fremote, r.mountPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("umount failed: %v", err)
+		log.Printf("mount failed: %v", err)
+		r.skip = true
 	}
 	log.Printf("mount OK")
 }
 
 func (r *Run) umount() {
+	if r.skip {
+		log.Printf("FUSE not found so skipping umount")
+		return
+	}
 	log.Printf("Calling fusermount -u %q", r.mountPath)
 	err := exec.Command("fusermount", "-u", r.mountPath).Run()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -115,6 +121,12 @@ func (r *Run) umount() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (r *Run) skipIfNoFUSE(t *testing.T) {
+	if r.skip {
+		t.Skip("FUSE not found so skipping test")
+	}
+}
+
 // Finalise cleans the remote and unmounts
 func (r *Run) Finalise() {
 	r.umount()
@@ -234,6 +246,8 @@ func (r *Run) rmdir(t *testing.T, filepath string) {
 // Check that the Fs is mounted by seeing if the mountpoint is
 // in the mount output
 func TestMount(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	out, err := exec.Command("mount").Output()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Contains(t, string(out), run.mountPath)
@@ -241,6 +255,8 @@ func TestMount(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Check root directory is present and correct
 func TestRoot(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	fi, err := os.Lstat(run.mountPath)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, fi.IsDir())
diff --git a/cmd/mount/read_test.go b/cmd/mount/read_test.go
index 7afb79965..7b385afd4 100644
--- a/cmd/mount/read_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mount/read_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 // Read by byte including don't read any bytes
 func TestReadByByte(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	var data = []byte("hellohello")
 	run.createFile(t, "testfile", string(data))
 	run.checkDir(t, "testfile 10")
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ func TestReadByByte(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test double close
 func TestReadFileDoubleClose(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	run.createFile(t, "testdoubleclose", "hello")
 
 	in, err := os.Open(run.path("testdoubleclose"))
diff --git a/cmd/mount/write_test.go b/cmd/mount/write_test.go
index c94bb7f96..7c3d5c388 100644
--- a/cmd/mount/write_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mount/write_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 
 // Test writing a file with no write()'s to it
 func TestWriteFileNoWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	fd, err := os.Create(run.path("testnowrite"))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ func TestWriteFileNoWrite(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test open file in directory listing
 func FIXMETestWriteOpenFileInDirListing(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	fd, err := os.Create(run.path("testnowrite"))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@ func FIXMETestWriteOpenFileInDirListing(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test writing a file and reading it back
 func TestWriteFileWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	run.createFile(t, "testwrite", "data")
 	run.checkDir(t, "testwrite 4")
 	contents := run.readFile(t, "testwrite")
@@ -47,6 +53,8 @@ func TestWriteFileWrite(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test overwriting a file
 func TestWriteFileOverwrite(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	run.createFile(t, "testwrite", "data")
 	run.checkDir(t, "testwrite 4")
 	run.createFile(t, "testwrite", "potato")
@@ -57,6 +65,8 @@ func TestWriteFileOverwrite(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test double close
 func TestWriteFileDoubleClose(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
 	out, err := os.Create(run.path("testdoubleclose"))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	fd := out.Fd()