diff --git a/test/unified_format.py b/test/unified_format.py
index 96011dd0ac..cf4e3a878a 100644
--- a/test/unified_format.py
+++ b/test/unified_format.py
@@ -1121,6 +1121,8 @@ def maybe_skip_test(self, spec):
                 self.skipTest("PyMongo does not support timeoutMode")
 
     def process_error(self, exception, spec):
+        if isinstance(exception, unittest.SkipTest):
+            raise
         is_error = spec.get("isError")
         is_client_error = spec.get("isClientError")
         is_timeout_error = spec.get("isTimeoutError")