diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index d87f17ed0..6a4c03855 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,11 +24,16 @@ target_sources(tests PRIVATE
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test-Module.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test-Pattern.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test-CtbConfig.cpp
-    
-
-
 )
 
+# HDF5 file 
+if (SLS_USE_HDF5)
+    target_compile_definitions(tests
+        PUBLIC
+            -DHDF5C ${HDF5_DEFINITIONS}
+    )
+endif (SLS_USE_HDF5)
+
 target_include_directories(tests 
     PUBLIC 
         "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../src>"
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/Caller/test-Caller-rx.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/Caller/test-Caller-rx.cpp
index 76462e3c4..51fe04899 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/Caller/test-Caller-rx.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/Caller/test-Caller-rx.cpp
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ TEST_CASE("rx_roi", "[.cmdcall]") {
             std::string file_path = "/tmp/test_master_0.json";
             REQUIRE(std::filesystem::exists(file_path) == true);
 
+#ifdef HDF5C
             det.setAcquisitionIndex(0);
             det.setFileFormat(defs::HDF5);
             REQUIRE_NOTHROW(caller.call("acquire", {}, -1, PUT));
@@ -766,6 +767,7 @@ TEST_CASE("rx_roi", "[.cmdcall]") {
             REQUIRE(std::filesystem::exists(file_path) == true);
             file_path = "/tmp/test_virtual_0.h5";
             REQUIRE(std::filesystem::exists(file_path) == true);
+#endif
 
             det.setFileWrite(prev_write);
             if (!prev_path.empty())