diff --git a/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-execute-hive.ini b/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-execute-hive.ini
index 1a3f4cd82ee..6871ce9538f 100644
--- a/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-execute-hive.ini
+++ b/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-execute-hive.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [pytest]
 console_output_style = count
 minversion = 7.0
-python_files = *.py
+python_files = test_*.py
 testpaths = tests/
 # Note: register new markers via src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/plugins/shared/execute_fill.py
 addopts = 
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ addopts =
     --tb short
     --dist loadscope
     --ignore tests/cancun/eip4844_blobs/point_evaluation_vectors/
+    --ignore tests/json_infra
+    --ignore tests/evm_tools
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-execute.ini b/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-execute.ini
index b0853f550f3..29a8f527678 100644
--- a/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-execute.ini
+++ b/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-execute.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [pytest]
 console_output_style = count
 minversion = 7.0
-python_files = *.py
+python_files = test_*.py
 testpaths = tests/
 # Note: register new markers via src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/plugins/shared/execute_fill.py
 addopts = 
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ addopts =
     --tb short
     --dist loadscope
     --ignore tests/cancun/eip4844_blobs/point_evaluation_vectors/
+    --ignore tests/json_infra
+    --ignore tests/evm_tools
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-fill.ini b/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-fill.ini
index 69e82f98c61..18f03bb94b7 100644
--- a/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-fill.ini
+++ b/packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-fill.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [pytest]
 console_output_style = count
 minversion = 7.0
-python_files = *.py
+python_files = test_*.py
 testpaths = tests/
 # Note: register new markers via src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/plugins/shared/execute_fill.py
 addopts = 
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ addopts =
     -p execution_testing.cli.pytest_commands.plugins.custom_logging.plugin_logging
     --tb short
     --ignore tests/cancun/eip4844_blobs/point_evaluation_vectors/
+    --ignore tests/json_infra
+    --ignore tests/evm_tools
 # these customizations require the pytest-custom-report plugin
 report_passed_verbose = FILLED
 report_xpassed_verbose = XFILLED