diff --git a/libs/template/templates/default/template/{{.project_name}}/tests/conftest.py b/libs/template/templates/default/template/{{.project_name}}/tests/conftest.py
index 72ebfeb566..4ad66de888 100644
--- a/libs/template/templates/default/template/{{.project_name}}/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/libs/template/templates/default/template/{{.project_name}}/tests/conftest.py
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ def _loader(filename: str):
 def _enable_fallback_compute():
     """Enable serverless compute if no compute is specified."""
     conf = WorkspaceClient().config
-    if conf.serverless_compute_id or conf.cluster_id or os.environ.get("SPARK_REMOTE"):
+    # Guard the access with a hasattr for compatibility with older databricks SDK versions.
+    has_serverless_compute_id = (
+        hasattr(conf, "serverless_compute_id") and conf.serverless_compute_id
+    )
+    if has_serverless_compute_id or conf.cluster_id or os.environ.get("SPARK_REMOTE"):
         return
 
     url = "https://docs.databricks.com/dev-tools/databricks-connect/cluster-config"