1 file changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/t0401-serve.sh b/tests/t0401-serve.sh
index 341bbb6..4a2d08b 100755
--- a/tests/t0401-serve.sh
+++ b/tests/t0401-serve.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@ test_description='Check the preview server splits CGI output correctly'
 CGIT_TEST_NO_CREATE_REPOS=YesPlease
 . ./setup.sh
 
-command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
-	skip_all='Skipping preview server tests: python3 not found'
+# serve.py uses syntax that came with Python 3.8.
+test_lazy_prereq PYTHON '
+	python3 -c "import sys; sys.exit(sys.version_info < (3, 8))"
+'
+
+test_have_prereq PYTHON || {
+	skip_all='Skipping preview server tests: no python3 3.8 or later'
 	test_done
 }