diff --git a/tests/test_masa_enc_dec.py b/tests/test_masa_enc_dec.py
index c09da3c0d2e072c3be5db1681dd1c66698ee2d43..bfa24c6d30d1a74c21ca7c4f0a5a1dd954da194d 100644
--- a/tests/test_masa_enc_dec.py
+++ b/tests/test_masa_enc_dec.py
@@ -102,10 +102,9 @@ def test_masa_enc_dec(
 
     # Apply test skipping here
     if dtx:
-        if output_mode == 'EXT' and ivas_br in test_split_br:
-            pytest.skip("Skipping some DTX bitrates for EXT")
-        else:
-            pytest.skip("Skipping some other DTX bitrates for other outputs")
+        if output_mode != 'EXT':
+            if ivas_br not in test_split_br:
+                pytest.skip("Skipping some DTX bitrates for other than EXT output to save time")
 
     # Set reference encoder and decoder
     ref_encoder_frontend = EncoderFrontend(ref_encoder_path, "REF")