diff --git a/test/conformance/ingress/run.go b/test/conformance/ingress/run.go
index 0ad4aedc2..d914521d0 100644
--- a/test/conformance/ingress/run.go
+++ b/test/conformance/ingress/run.go
@@ -63,13 +63,16 @@ var alphaTests = map[string]func(t *testing.T){
 //
 // Depending on the options it may test alpha and beta features
 func RunConformance(t *testing.T) {
+	skipTests := skipTests()
 
 	for name, test := range stableTests {
+		if _, ok := skipTests[name]; ok {
+			t.Run(name, skipFunc)
+			continue
+		}
 		t.Run(name, test)
 	}
 
-	skipTests := skipTests()
-
 	// TODO(dprotaso) we'll need something more robust
 	// in the long term that lets downstream
 	// implementations to better select which tests