diff --git a/tests/test_biz_e2e.py b/tests/test_biz_e2e.py
index 91eb4ca..ad0d6de 100644
--- a/tests/test_biz_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/test_biz_e2e.py
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ def test_file_size_limit(page: Page):
 # ─── Layer 4: E2E COBOL-Java Verification ───
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not _cobol_available(), reason="WSL not available")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not COBOL_GIT.exists(), reason="jcl-cobol-git data not available")
 def test_cobol_system_pipeline_exists(page: Page):
     """TC-E2E-02 prep: Verify COBOL system data files exist."""
     data_dir = COBOL_GIT / "data"
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ def test_cobol_system_pipeline_exists(page: Page):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not _cobol_available(), reason="WSL not available")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not COBOL_GIT.exists(), reason="jcl-cobol-git data not available")
 def test_cobol_output_consistent(page: Page):
     """TC-E2E-02: CRDVAL output matches known golden data."""
     output = COBOL_GIT / "data" / "output"
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ def test_cobol_output_consistent(page: Page):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not _cobol_available(), reason="WSL not available")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not COBOL_GIT.exists(), reason="jcl-cobol-git data not available")
 def test_java_output_equals_cobol(page: Page):
     """TC-E2E-02: Java CRDVAL output matches COBOL."""
     cobol_dir = COBOL_GIT / "data" / "output"