@@ -1880,14 +1880,20 @@
 			(configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "prevrunning"))
 		   ;; run-ids = #f means *all* runs
 		   (let ((running-tests (rmt:get-tests-for-runs-mindata #f full-test-name '("RUNNING" "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "LAUNCHED") '() #f)))
 		     (if (not (null? running-tests)) ;; have to skip 
 			 (set! skip-test "Skipping due to previous tests running"))))
+
 		  ((and skip-check
 			(configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "fileexists"))
 		   (if (common:file-exists? (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "fileexists"))
 		       (set! skip-test (conc "Skipping due to existance of file " (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "fileexists")))))
+
+		  ((and skip-check
+			(configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "filenotexists"))
+		   (if (not (common:file-exists? (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "filenotexists")))
+		       (set! skip-test (conc "Skipping due to non existance of file " (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "filenotexists")))))
 		  ((and skip-check
 			(configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "rundelay"))
 		   ;; run-ids = #f means *all* runs
 		   (let* ((numseconds      (common:hms-string->seconds (configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "rundelay")))
 			  (running-tests   (rmt:get-tests-for-runs-mindata #f full-test-name '("RUNNING" "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "LAUNCHED") '() #f))