diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d6af4fc67..264780c36 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,19 +26,24 @@ add_test(NAME check_complete_file COMMAND pytest --inputfile=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
 set_test_env(check_complete_file)
 set_tests_properties(
   check_complete_file
-
   PROPERTIES
    DEPENDS create_complete_file
-   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 add_test(NAME check_complete_file_rntuple COMMAND pytest --inputfile=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/test/edm4hep_example_rntuple.root -v)
 set_test_env(check_complete_file_rntuple)
 set_tests_properties(
   check_complete_file_rntuple
-
   PROPERTIES
    DEPENDS create_complete_file_rntuple
+)
+
+set_tests_properties(
+  check_complete_file
+  check_complete_file_rntuple
+
+  PROPERTIES
    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+   FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION ""
 )
 
 add_executable(write_events write_events.cc)
diff --git a/test/pytest.ini b/test/pytest.ini
index a7b3a8e77..10cf4e47f 100644
--- a/test/pytest.ini
+++ b/test/pytest.ini
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [pytest]
-addopts = --ignore=test_rdf.py --ignore=tools
+addopts = --ignore=test_rdf.py --ignore=tools --ignore=utils