diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/anthropic_interface/conftest.py b/tests/test_litellm/anthropic_interface/conftest.py
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+import os
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def skip_live_bedrock_tests_without_credentials(request):
+    if (
+        request.node.path.name == "test_bedrock_rust_bridge_e2e.py"
+        and not os.getenv("AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK")
+    ):
+        pytest.skip("requires AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK")