diff --git a/internal/rosa/python.go b/internal/rosa/python.go
index 3ebc1e08..56d23339 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/python.go
+++ b/internal/rosa/python.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (*PipHelper) scriptEarly() string { return "" }
 func (*PipHelper) wantsDir() (string, bool) { return `"$(mktemp -d)"`, false }
 
 // script generates the pip3 install command.
-func (attr *PipHelper) script(_ Toolchain, name string) string {
+func (attr *PipHelper) script(t Toolchain, name string) string {
 	if attr == nil {
 		attr = new(PipHelper)
 	}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (attr *PipHelper) script(_ Toolchain, name string) string {
 	if attr.EnterSource {
 		script += "cd '/usr/src/" + name + "'\n"
 	}
-	if !attr.SkipCheck {
+	if !attr.SkipCheck && t.opts&OptSkipCheck == 0 {
 		if attr.Check == "" {
 			// some test suites fall apart when ran out-of-tree
 			script += "(cd '" + sourcePath.String() + "' && pytest)\n"