diff --git a/backends/arm/test/ops/test_clone.py b/backends/arm/test/ops/test_clone.py
index 32554dfadd6..2eb94a82322 100644
--- a/backends/arm/test/ops/test_clone.py
+++ b/backends/arm/test/ops/test_clone.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ def _test_clone_tosa_BI_pipeline(
         if common.TOSA_REF_MODEL_INSTALLED:
             tester.run_method_and_compare_outputs(qtol=1)
         else:
-            logger.warning(
-                "TOSA ref model tool not installed, skip numerical correctness tests"
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "TOSA ref model tool not installed and the test is an expected fail"
             )
 
     def _test_clone_tosa_u55_pipeline(
diff --git a/backends/arm/test/ops/test_view.py b/backends/arm/test/ops/test_view.py
index 0620ecb49b4..fddd21ed2fb 100644
--- a/backends/arm/test/ops/test_view.py
+++ b/backends/arm/test/ops/test_view.py
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ def _test_view_tosa_BI_pipeline(
         if common.TOSA_REF_MODEL_INSTALLED:
             tester.run_method_and_compare_outputs(qtol=1)
         else:
-            logger.warning(
-                "TOSA ref model tool not installed, skip numerical correctness tests"
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "TOSA ref model tool not installed and the test is an expected fail"
             )
 
     def _test_view_u55_BI_pipeline(