diff --git a/tests/p_lynx/0-install_lynx.sh b/tests/p_lynx/0-install_lynx.sh
index 7eec2a6..62f875e 100755
--- a/tests/p_lynx/0-install_lynx.sh
+++ b/tests/p_lynx/0-install_lynx.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,11 @@
 # Author: Athmane Madjoudj <athmanem@gmail.com>
 
 t_Log "$0 - installing Lynx"
+
+if [ "$centos_ver" -eq "8" ]; then
+  t_Log "Package lynx not available in default repos on c8 => SKIP"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 t_InstallPackage  lynx
 
diff --git a/tests/p_lynx/lynx_default_page_centos_test.sh b/tests/p_lynx/lynx_default_page_centos_test.sh
index 1525f32..4547e57 100755
--- a/tests/p_lynx/lynx_default_page_centos_test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_lynx/lynx_default_page_centos_test.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 
 t_Log "Running $0 - check that lynx default page is CentOS welcome page ."
 
+if [ "$centos_ver" -eq "8" ]; then
+  t_Log "Package lynx not available in default repos on c8 => SKIP"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+
 lynx -dump  | grep "Welcome to CentOS"  >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 t_CheckExitStatus $?
diff --git a/tests/p_lynx/lynx_dump_page_test.sh b/tests/p_lynx/lynx_dump_page_test.sh
index ab72c07..61832db 100755
--- a/tests/p_lynx/lynx_dump_page_test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_lynx/lynx_dump_page_test.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 
 t_Log "Running $0 - check that lynx can dump remote page."
 
+if [ "$centos_ver" -eq "8" ]; then
+  t_Log "Package lynx not available in default repos on c8 => SKIP"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+
 if [ "$SKIP_QA_HARNESS" = "1" ] ; then
   URL="http://mirror.centos.org/"
   CHECK_FOR="CentOS on the Web"