diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_async_handshake.test.py b/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_async_handshake.test.py
index e652d0f6fc0..3adb786b671 100644
--- a/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_async_handshake.test.py
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_async_handshake.test.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 ts = Test.MakeATSProcess("ts", enable_tls=True)
 server = Test.MakeOriginServer("server")
 
-Test.PrepareTestPlugin(async_handshake, ts)
+if os.path.isfile(async_handshake):
+    Test.PrepareTestPlugin(async_handshake, ts)
 
 server.addResponse(
     "sessionlog.json", {