diff --git a/provider/testing/resource.go b/provider/testing/resource.go
index a1e7586a..90b46e71 100644
--- a/provider/testing/resource.go
+++ b/provider/testing/resource.go
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ func TestResource(t *testing.T, resource ResourceTestCase) {
 func fetch(t *testing.T, resource *ResourceTestCase) error {
 	t.Helper()
 	resourceNames := make([]string, 0, len(resource.Provider.ResourceMap))
-	for name := range resource.Provider.ResourceMap {
+	for name, table := range resource.Provider.ResourceMap {
+		if table.IgnoreInTests {
+			t.Logf("skipping resource: %s in tests", name)
+			continue
+		}
 		resourceNames = append(resourceNames, name)
 	}