diff --git a/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-standard1.sh b/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-standard1.sh
index a53687f648..2e2b6ee248 100644
--- a/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-standard1.sh
+++ b/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-standard1.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ scenario_remove_vms() {
 }
 
 scenario_run_tests() {
+    if [[ -z "${BREW_LREL_RELEASE_VERSION}" ]]; then
+        echo "WARNING: No brew RPMs available for ${MAJOR_VERSION}.${MINOR_VERSION}, skipping RPM tests"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
     local -r reponame=$(basename "${BREW_REPO}")
     local -r repo_url="${WEB_SERVER_URL}/rpm-repos/${reponame}"
 
diff --git a/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-standard2.sh b/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-standard2.sh
index efde65af1f..71292e0fdc 100644
--- a/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-standard2.sh
+++ b/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-standard2.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ scenario_remove_vms() {
 }
 
 scenario_run_tests() {
+    if [[ -z "${BREW_LREL_RELEASE_VERSION}" ]]; then
+        echo "WARNING: No brew RPMs available for ${MAJOR_VERSION}.${MINOR_VERSION}, skipping RPM tests"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
     local -r reponame=$(basename "${BREW_REPO}")
     local -r repo_url="${WEB_SERVER_URL}/rpm-repos/${reponame}"
 
diff --git a/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-upgrade.sh b/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-upgrade.sh
index 58512d391b..e845258fd9 100644
--- a/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-upgrade.sh
+++ b/test/scenarios/releases/el98@rpm-upgrade.sh
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ scenario_remove_vms() {
 }
 
 scenario_run_tests() {
+    if [[ -z "${BREW_LREL_RELEASE_VERSION}" ]]; then
+        echo "WARNING: No brew RPMs available for ${MAJOR_VERSION}.${MINOR_VERSION}, skipping RPM tests"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
     local -r reponame=$(basename "${BREW_REPO}")
     local -r repo_url="${WEB_SERVER_URL}/rpm-repos/${reponame}"