diff --git a/tests/test_backup.py b/tests/test_backup.py
index c277ef8ac6e8269f2e0ffc505acfbc1831c2ad80..b3036fb228b61360830025f009bf9ef9f3fecda9 100755
--- a/tests/test_backup.py
+++ b/tests/test_backup.py
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ os.chdir(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 if os.path.isfile('../utils.py'):
     es_utils = imp.load_source('es_utils', '../utils.py')
     conf = es_utils.load_conf()
+    if conf.get('BURP_NO_TEST'):
+        print('BURP_NO_TEST is set in config, test skipped')
+        sys.exit(2)
     BURP_SERVER = conf.get('BURP_SERVER')
     BURP_CLIENT_NAME = conf.get('BURP_CLIENT_NAME') or 'localhost'
     if BURP_SERVER: