diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b27c1cf..362b7b5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
           'matplotlib',
           'h5py',
           'mpldatacursor',
+          'pandas>=1.0',
           # 'pyqt'      # cannot be installed through pip. Install PyQt5 manually
       ],
       classifiers=[
diff --git a/test/test_02.py b/test/test_02.py
index e36f33e..b867591 100644
--- a/test/test_02.py
+++ b/test/test_02.py
@@ -43,25 +43,22 @@ def test_rate_slow(slow_data, rate, expected):
     assert_array_equal(expected, actual)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("specie, expected",
     [(1, test_arr), (2, test_arr[::-1]) ] )
 def test_density_fast(fast_data, specie, expected):
     actual = fast_data.density(specie)
-    assert_array_equal(expected, actual)
+    assert_array_equal(expected, actual, err_msg="check if pandas>=1.0")
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("cond, expected",
     [(1, test_arr), (2, test_arr[::-1]) ] )
 def test_condition_fast(fast_data, cond, expected):
     actual = fast_data.condition(cond)
-    assert_array_equal(expected, actual)
+    assert_array_equal(expected, actual, err_msg="check if pandas>=1.0")
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("rate, expected",
     [(1, test_arr)] )
 def test_rate_fast(fast_data, rate, expected):
     actual = fast_data.condition(rate)
-    assert_array_equal(expected, actual)
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+    assert_array_equal(expected, actual, err_msg="check if pandas>=1.0")
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