diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewTests.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewTests.kt
index fa5b8375..aaefe0c1 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewTests.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/GoogleMapViewTests.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class GoogleMapViewTests {
     private lateinit var cameraPositionState: CameraPositionState
 
     private fun initMap(content: @Composable () -> Unit = {}) {
+        check(hasValidApiKey) { "Maps API key not specified" }
         val countDownLatch = CountDownLatch(1)
         composeTestRule.setContent {
             GoogleMapView(
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapInColumnTests.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapInColumnTests.kt
index 8d284421..6c7723e3 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapInColumnTests.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/MapInColumnTests.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class MapInColumnTests {
     private lateinit var cameraPositionState: CameraPositionState
 
     private fun initMap(content: @Composable () -> Unit = {}) {
+        check(hasValidApiKey) { "Maps API key not specified" }
         val countDownLatch = CountDownLatch(1)
         composeTestRule.setContent {
             var scrollingEnabled by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/TestUtils.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/TestUtils.kt
index 9ff769a6..c8eb5cad 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/TestUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/TestUtils.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals
 
+val hasValidApiKey: Boolean =
+    BuildConfig.MAPS_API_KEY.isNotBlank() && BuildConfig.MAPS_API_KEY != "YOUR_API_KEY"
+
 const val assertRoundingError: Double = 0.01
 
 fun LatLng.assertEquals(other: LatLng) {