diff --git a/tests/__pycache__/test_environment.cpython-310-pytest-8.3.4.pyc b/tests/__pycache__/test_environment.cpython-310-pytest-8.3.4.pyc
index 109ddad..50c3dc7 100644
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diff --git a/tests/test_environment.py b/tests/test_environment.py
index 2036aa4..eb94584 100644
--- a/tests/test_environment.py
+++ b/tests/test_environment.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from unittest import skipIf
 from packaging import version  # Fix: import version directly
 import torch
+import os  # Added for environment variable checks
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -20,8 +21,10 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
         cls.required_packages = {
             'torch': '2.0.1',
             'torchvision': '0.15.2',
-            'torchaudio': '2.0.1'
+            'torchaudio': '2.0.1',
+            'numpy': '1.21.0'  # Added numpy as an example
         }
+        cls.required_env_vars = ['HOME', 'PATH']  # Example environment variables
         cls._check_package_installations()
 
     @classmethod
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ def test_memory_allocation(self):
         import torch
         
         test_sizes = [(1000, 1000), (2000, 2000)]
-        devices = ['cpu'] + [f'cuda:{i}' for i in range(torch.cuda.device_count())] if torch.cuda.is_available() else []
+        devices = ['cpu'] + [f'cuda:{i}' for i in range(torch.cuda.device_count())] if torch.cuda.is_available() else ['cpu']
         
         for device in devices:
             for size in test_sizes:
@@ -216,6 +219,13 @@ def test_error_handling_and_logging(self):
             logger.error(f"Unexpected error during tensor creation: {str(e)}")
             self.fail(f"Unexpected error during tensor creation: {str(e)}")
 
+    def test_environment_variables(self):
+        """Verify essential environment variables are set"""
+        for var in self.required_env_vars:
+            value = os.getenv(var)
+            self.assertIsNotNone(value, f"Environment variable '{var}' is not set")
+            logger.info(f"Environment variable '{var}': {value}")
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     logger.info("Starting environment tests")
     logger.info(f"Platform: {platform.platform()}")