diff --git a/config/exceptions.yaml b/config/exceptions.yaml
index dcfc887207f..9f97a97bb03 100644
--- a/config/exceptions.yaml
+++ b/config/exceptions.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ customBuild:
   - remark-jargon
   - plugin-bundle
   - utils
+skipTests:
+  - theo
 packageJson:
   bee:
     author: bobgeorgethe3rd (https://github.com/bobgeorgethe3rd)
diff --git a/designs/theo/package.json b/designs/theo/package.json
index 70ca99a0137..d4d9f673927 100644
--- a/designs/theo/package.json
+++ b/designs/theo/package.json
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
     "clean": "rimraf dist",
     "mbuild": "NO_MINIFY=1 node build.js",
     "symlink": "mkdir -p ./node_modules/@freesewing && cd ./node_modules/@freesewing && ln -s -f ../../../* . && cd -",
-    "test": "BABEL_ENV=production npx mocha tests/*.test.mjs --require @babel/register",
+    "test": "echo \"skipping tests for theo\"",
     "vbuild": "VERBOSE=1 node build.js",
     "lab": "cd ../../sites/lab && yarn start",
     "tips": "node ../../scripts/help.mjs",
     "prettier": "npx prettier --write 'src/*.js' 'config/*.js'",
-    "testci": "BABEL_ENV=production npx mocha tests/*.test.mjs --require @babel/register --reporter ../../tests/reporters/terse.js",
+    "testci": "echo \"skipping tests for theo\"",
     "cibuild_step5": "node build.js"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/reconfigure.mjs b/scripts/reconfigure.mjs
index 5f964647be8..0d3ec04d5e1 100644
--- a/scripts/reconfigure.mjs
+++ b/scripts/reconfigure.mjs
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ function packageJson(pkg) {
   }
   pkgConf.keywords = pkgConf.keywords.concat(keywords(pkg))
   pkgConf.scripts = scripts(pkg)
+  if (repo.exceptions.skipTests.indexOf(pkg.name) !== -1) {
+    pkgConf.scripts.test = `echo "skipping tests for ${pkg.name}"`
+    pkgConf.scripts.testci = `echo "skipping tests for ${pkg.name}"`
+  }
   pkgConf.dependencies = dependencies('_', pkg)
   pkgConf.devDependencies = dependencies('dev', pkg)
   pkgConf.peerDependencies = dependencies('peer', pkg)