1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ice_validator/tests/test_base_template_names.py b/ice_validator/tests/test_base_template_names.py
index 9bbf165..1159fb6 100644
--- a/ice_validator/tests/test_base_template_names.py
+++ b/ice_validator/tests/test_base_template_names.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ from os import listdir
 from os import path
 import re
 
+import pytest
+
 from .helpers import check_basename_ending
 from .helpers import validates
 
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ def test_base_template_names(template_dir):
         and path.splitext(f)[-1] in [".yaml", ".yml"]
     ]
 
+    if not filenames and listdir(template_dir):
+        pytest.skip("Nested directory detected.  Let that test fail instead.")
+
     base_modules = []
     for filename in filenames:
         basename = path.splitext(filename)[0]