diff --git a/addons/account/tests/account_test_classes.py b/addons/account/tests/account_test_classes.py
index 148bf602780..01a3afd891d 100644
--- a/addons/account/tests/account_test_classes.py
+++ b/addons/account/tests/account_test_classes.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 from openerp.tests.common import TransactionCase
 from openerp import SUPERUSER_ID
 from openerp import api
@@ -5,32 +7,38 @@ from openerp.modules.registry import RegistryManager
 from openerp.tools import config
 DB = config['db_name']
 
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 class AccountingTestCase(TransactionCase):
-    """
-    This class extends the base TransactionCase, in order to test the accounting with localization setups.
-    It is configured to run the tests after the installation of all modules, and will always return a success
-    if it cannot find an already configured accounting (which means no localization module has been installed).
+    """ This class extends the base TransactionCase, in order to test the
+    accounting with localization setups. It is configured to run the tests after
+    the installation of all modules, and will SKIP TESTS and return a success if
+    it cannot find an already configured accounting (which means no localization
+    module has been installed).
     """
 
     post_install = True
     at_install = False
 
     def _check_accounting_configured(self):
-        #minimal setUp() similar to the one of TransactionCase, although we can't use the regular setUp()
-        #because we want to assume the accounting is already configured when making the setUp of tests.
+        # minimal setUp() similar to the one of TransactionCase, although we
+        # can't use the regular setUp() because we want to assume the accounting
+        # is already configured when making the setUp of tests.
         self.registry = RegistryManager.get(DB)
         self.cr = self.cursor()
         self.uid = SUPERUSER_ID
         self.env = api.Environment(self.cr, self.uid, {})
-        #having at least one account created means the accounting is ready to be tested
-        res = bool(self.env['account.account'].search([('company_id', '=', self.env.ref('base.main_company').id)]))
-        #close the cursor, eventually rolleback and reset the environment
+        # having at least one account created means the accounting is ready to be tested
+        domain = [('company_id', '=', self.env.ref('base.main_company').id)]
+        res = bool(self.env['account.account'].search_count(domain))
+        # rollback and close the cursor, and reset the environment
         self.tearDown()
         return res
 
     def run(self, result=None):
         if not self._check_accounting_configured():
-            #if the accounting if not ready to be tested, consider this test as a success
+            # no chart of account is available, so skip the tests and consider
+            # it as a success
+            _logger.warning("No chart of account, skip %s", self)
             return
-        #once at least one localization is installed, we can run the tests
         super(AccountingTestCase, self).run(result=result)