diff --git a/utilities/pipelines/staticValidation/module.tests.ps1 b/utilities/pipelines/staticValidation/module.tests.ps1
index 5b5664939a..084e73c702 100644
--- a/utilities/pipelines/staticValidation/module.tests.ps1
+++ b/utilities/pipelines/staticValidation/module.tests.ps1
@@ -623,6 +623,10 @@ Describe 'Module tests' -Tag 'Module' {
             )
             $lock = $templateContent.parameters.lock
 
+            if (-not $lock) {
+                Set-ItResult -Skipped -Because 'the module template has no lock parameter implemented'
+            }
+
             $isNullable = $lock.nullable
             $hasEmptyDefault = $lock.defaultValue -eq ''
             $hasNullableUDT = ($lock.Keys -contains '$ref') ? $templateContent.definitions[(Split-Path $lock.'$ref' -Leaf)].nullable : $false