diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
index 611f357e856..f705ba0ea40 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ protected function useModelSet($setName)
      */
     protected function tearDown()
     {
+        // In case test is skipped, tearDown is called, but no setup may have run
+        if ( ! $conn) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         $conn     = static::$_sharedConn;
         $platform = $conn->getDatabasePlatform();