diff --git a/server/internal/services/workflows_usage_test.go b/server/internal/services/workflows_usage_test.go
index 3e54cb9..aef5c63 100644
--- a/server/internal/services/workflows_usage_test.go
+++ b/server/internal/services/workflows_usage_test.go
@@ -8,17 +8,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mrhid6/vantage/server/internal/models"
 )
 
+var mongoAvailable bool
+
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	uri := os.Getenv("VANTAGE_TEST_MONGO_URI")
 	if uri == "" {
 		uri = "mongodb://localhost:27117"
 	}
 	if err := db.Connect(uri, "vantage_test"); err != nil {
-		// No MongoDB available in this environment; skip DB-backed tests.
-		os.Exit(0)
+		// No MongoDB available in this environment; DB-backed tests will be skipped
+		// individually, but the rest of the package's tests must still run.
+		mongoAvailable = false
+	} else {
+		mongoAvailable = true
 	}
-	code := m.Run()
-	os.Exit(code)
+	os.Exit(m.Run())
 }
 
 func mkUsageStep(name string) models.WorkflowStep {
@@ -30,6 +34,9 @@ func mkWorkflowWithStep(name, stepID string) models.Workflow {
 }
 
 func TestStepUsageCounts(t *testing.T) {
+	if !mongoAvailable {
+		t.Skip("mongo unavailable: set VANTAGE_TEST_MONGO_URI")
+	}
 	// A step used by two workflows, a step used by none.
 	used, err := CreateStep(mkUsageStep("used-step"))
 	if err != nil {