diff --git a/tests/fprintd.py b/tests/fprintd.py
index bb9761d..ae0768e 100644
--- a/tests/fprintd.py
+++ b/tests/fprintd.py
@@ -802,18 +802,29 @@ class FPrintdVirtualDeviceClaimedTest(FPrintdVirtualDeviceBaseTest):
         self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'testuser/virtual_image/0/7')))
 
     def test_enroll_invalid_storage_dir(self):
-        if 'CI_PROJECT_NAME' in os.environ:
-            self.skipTest('Permissions aren\'t respected in CI environment')
+        # Directory wil not exist yet
         os.makedirs(self.state_dir, mode=0o500)
         self.addCleanup(os.chmod, self.state_dir, mode=0o700)
+
+        try:
+            os.open(os.path.join(self.state_dir, "testfile"), os.O_CREAT | os.O_WRONLY)
+            self.skipTest('Permissions aren\'t respected (CI environment?)')
+        except PermissionError:
+            pass
+
         self.enroll_image('whorl', expected_result='enroll-failed')
 
     def test_verify_invalid_storage_dir(self):
-        if 'CI_PROJECT_NAME' in os.environ:
-            self.skipTest('Permissions aren\'t respected in CI environment')
         self.enroll_image('whorl')
         os.chmod(self.state_dir, mode=0o000)
         self.addCleanup(os.chmod, self.state_dir, mode=0o700)
+
+        try:
+            os.open(os.path.join(self.state_dir, "testfile"), os.O_CREAT | os.O_WRONLY)
+            self.skipTest('Permissions aren\'t respected (CI environment?)')
+        except PermissionError:
+            pass
+
         with self.assertFprintError('NoEnrolledPrints'):
             self.device.VerifyStart('(s)', 'any')