diff --git a/test/common/base.hpp b/test/common/base.hpp
index 8f2d5f6be..ea8f04a37 100644
--- a/test/common/base.hpp
+++ b/test/common/base.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 namespace umf_test {
 
+#define IS_SKIPPED_OR_FAILED() (HasFatalFailure() || IsSkipped())
+
 #define NOEXCEPT_COND(cond, val, expected_val)                                                                   \
     try {                                                                                                        \
         cond(val, expected_val);                                                                                 \
diff --git a/test/memspaces/memspace_fixtures.hpp b/test/memspaces/memspace_fixtures.hpp
index d2886ee7e..9bcfc5fbe 100644
--- a/test/memspaces/memspace_fixtures.hpp
+++ b/test/memspaces/memspace_fixtures.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct numaNodesTest : ::umf_test::test {
     unsigned long maxNodeId = 0;
 };
 
-using isQuerySupportedFunc = bool (*)(size_t);
+using isQuerySupportedFunc = void (*)(size_t);
 using memspaceGetFunc = umf_const_memspace_handle_t (*)();
 using memspaceGetParams = std::tuple<isQuerySupportedFunc, memspaceGetFunc>;
 
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ struct memspaceGetTest : ::numaNodesTest,
         }
 
         auto [isQuerySupported, memspaceGet] = this->GetParam();
+        isQuerySupported(nodeIds.front());
 
-        if (!isQuerySupported(nodeIds.front())) {
-            GTEST_SKIP();
+        if (IS_SKIPPED_OR_FAILED()) {
+            return;
         }
 
         hMemspace = memspaceGet();
@@ -81,8 +82,18 @@ struct memspaceProviderTest : ::memspaceGetTest {
     void SetUp() override {
         ::memspaceGetTest::SetUp();
 
-        if (::memspaceGetTest::IsSkipped()) {
-            GTEST_SKIP();
+        if (numa_available() == -1 || numa_all_nodes_ptr == nullptr) {
+            GTEST_SKIP() << "No available NUMA support; skipped";
+        }
+
+        auto [isQuerySupported, memspaceGet] = ::memspaceGetTest::GetParam();
+        isQuerySupported(nodeIds.front());
+
+        // The test has been marked as skipped in isQuerySupported,
+        // repeating GTEST_SKIP in fixture would only duplicate
+        // the output message
+        if (IS_SKIPPED_OR_FAILED()) {
+            return;
         }
 
         umf_result_t ret =
diff --git a/test/memspaces/memspace_highest_bandwidth.cpp b/test/memspaces/memspace_highest_bandwidth.cpp
index a5bffb41d..5c30696a8 100644
--- a/test/memspaces/memspace_highest_bandwidth.cpp
+++ b/test/memspaces/memspace_highest_bandwidth.cpp
@@ -9,16 +9,17 @@
 #include "memspace_internal.h"
 #include "test_helpers.h"
 
-static bool canQueryBandwidth(size_t nodeId) {
+static void canQueryBandwidth(size_t nodeId) {
     hwloc_topology_t topology = nullptr;
     int ret = hwloc_topology_init(&topology);
-    UT_ASSERTeq(ret, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(ret, 0);
+
     ret = hwloc_topology_load(topology);
-    UT_ASSERTeq(ret, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(ret, 0);
 
     hwloc_obj_t numaNode =
         hwloc_get_obj_by_type(topology, HWLOC_OBJ_NUMANODE, nodeId);
-    UT_ASSERTne(numaNode, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(numaNode, nullptr);
 
     // Setup initiator structure.
     struct hwloc_location initiator;
@@ -30,7 +31,12 @@ static bool canQueryBandwidth(size_t nodeId) {
                                   numaNode, &initiator, 0, &value);
 
     hwloc_topology_destroy(topology);
-    return (ret == 0);
+
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        GTEST_SKIP()
+            << "Error: hwloc_memattr_get_value return value is equal to " << ret
+            << ", should be " << 0;
+    }
 }
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(memspaceLowestLatencyTest, memspaceGetTest,
diff --git a/test/memspaces/memspace_lowest_latency.cpp b/test/memspaces/memspace_lowest_latency.cpp
index cf921612c..fc35f465a 100644
--- a/test/memspaces/memspace_lowest_latency.cpp
+++ b/test/memspaces/memspace_lowest_latency.cpp
@@ -9,16 +9,17 @@
 #include "memspace_internal.h"
 #include "test_helpers.h"
 
-static bool canQueryLatency(size_t nodeId) {
+static void canQueryLatency(size_t nodeId) {
     hwloc_topology_t topology = nullptr;
     int ret = hwloc_topology_init(&topology);
-    UT_ASSERTeq(ret, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(ret, 0);
+
     ret = hwloc_topology_load(topology);
-    UT_ASSERTeq(ret, 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(ret, 0);
 
     hwloc_obj_t numaNode =
         hwloc_get_obj_by_type(topology, HWLOC_OBJ_NUMANODE, nodeId);
-    UT_ASSERTne(numaNode, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(numaNode, nullptr);
 
     // Setup initiator structure.
     struct hwloc_location initiator;
@@ -30,7 +31,12 @@ static bool canQueryLatency(size_t nodeId) {
                                   &initiator, 0, &value);
 
     hwloc_topology_destroy(topology);
-    return (ret == 0);
+
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        GTEST_SKIP()
+            << "Error: hwloc_memattr_get_value return value is equal to " << ret
+            << ", should be " << 0;
+    }
 }
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(memspaceLowestLatencyTest, memspaceGetTest,