diff --git a/tests/test_inspect.py b/tests/test_inspect.py
index 888fec6a..e37cdbf8 100644
--- a/tests/test_inspect.py
+++ b/tests/test_inspect.py
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 import io
+import sys
 
+import pytest
 
 from rich import inspect
 from rich.console import Console
 
 
+skip_py36 = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    sys.version_info <= (3, 6), reason="rendered differently on py3.6"
+)
+
+
 class InspectError(Exception):
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return "INSPECT ERROR"
@@ -35,6 +42,7 @@ class Foo:
         return ["__init__", "broken", "method"]
 
 
+@skip_py36
 def test_render():
     console = Console(width=100, file=io.StringIO(), legacy_windows=False)