diff --git a/tests/python/bl_pyapi_idprop.py b/tests/python/bl_pyapi_idprop.py
index 063d68fae20..3d0cbd2a7bb 100644
--- a/tests/python/bl_pyapi_idprop.py
+++ b/tests/python/bl_pyapi_idprop.py
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ class TestHelper:
 
     def setUp(self):
         self._id = bpy.context.scene
-        assert(len(self._id.keys()) == 0)
+        assert(len(self._id.keys()) == 0 or self._id.keys() == ["cycles"])
 
     def tearDown(self):
         for key in list(self._id.keys()):
-            del self._id[key]
+            if key != "cycles":
+                del self._id[key]
 
     def assertAlmostEqualSeq(self, list1, list2):
         self.assertEqual(len(list1), len(list2))