diff --git a/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py b/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
index 694db091b3c58..ba566b07457e1 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ def test_something(): ...
     # Used to avoid repeated calls to `util.find_spec`
     required_pkgs_info: dict[str, bool] = {}
 
-    only_extended = config.getoption("--only-extended") or False
-    only_core = config.getoption("--only-core") or False
+    only_extended = config.getoption("--only-extended", default=False)
+    only_core = config.getoption("--only-core", default=False)
 
-    if not config.getoption("--community"):
+    if not config.getoption("--community", default=False):
         skip_community = pytest.mark.skip(reason="need --community option to run")
         for item in items:
             if "community" in item.keywords: