diff --git a/Database/IOVDbSvc/CMakeLists.txt b/Database/IOVDbSvc/CMakeLists.txt
index a7ff2fcc70486ebaf3730db3acb342388cd7e0a0..a350757663245a7806951c19b2e4f56c28b08195 100644
--- a/Database/IOVDbSvc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Database/IOVDbSvc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,4 +60,6 @@ atlas_add_test( IOVDbSvc_test
                 EXTRA_PATTERNS "^HistogramPersis.* INFO|^IOVSvc +DEBUG|^IOVSvcTool +DEBUG" 
                 ENVIRONMENT "JOBOPTSEARCHPATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/share" )
 
-atlas_add_test( IOVDbSvcCfgTest SCRIPT python -m IOVDbSvc.IOVDbSvcConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+if( NOT SIMULATIONBASE )
+  atlas_add_test( IOVDbSvcCfgTest SCRIPT python -m IOVDbSvc.IOVDbSvcConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+endif()
diff --git a/DetectorDescription/GeoModel/AtlasGeoModel/CMakeLists.txt b/DetectorDescription/GeoModel/AtlasGeoModel/CMakeLists.txt
index ff704ac00893d18d71a1b212e5d46d044a9346b8..925b09354115d151b178410073192c580579b751 100644
--- a/DetectorDescription/GeoModel/AtlasGeoModel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/DetectorDescription/GeoModel/AtlasGeoModel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ atlas_subdir( AtlasGeoModel )
 atlas_install_python_modules( python/*.py )
 atlas_install_joboptions( share/*.py )
 
-atlas_add_test( AtlasGeoModelConfig    SCRIPT python -m AtlasGeoModel.GeoModelConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+if( NOT SIMULATIONBASE )
+  atlas_add_test( AtlasGeoModelConfig    SCRIPT python -m AtlasGeoModel.GeoModelConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+endif()
diff --git a/LArCalorimeter/LArCabling/CMakeLists.txt b/LArCalorimeter/LArCabling/CMakeLists.txt
index baf3f8a37fbb123a9a2a18bd3a4d5bf4715e865b..9b7337147390f2de0268b43ea8696e364dabb3e5 100644
--- a/LArCalorimeter/LArCabling/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/LArCalorimeter/LArCabling/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@ atlas_install_python_modules( python/*.py )
 atlas_install_joboptions( share/*.py )
 atlas_install_runtime( share/FEBtoRODfred_v10.data )
 
-atlas_add_test( LArCablingConfig    SCRIPT python -m LArCabling.LArCablingConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+if( NOT SIMULATIONBASE )
+  atlas_add_test( LArCablingConfig    SCRIPT python -m LArCabling.LArCablingConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+endif()
diff --git a/LArCalorimeter/LArGeoModel/LArGeoAlgsNV/CMakeLists.txt b/LArCalorimeter/LArGeoModel/LArGeoAlgsNV/CMakeLists.txt
index 662e7eb5340be81397d17923803847a0ccfdd0bb..581fc4239833e9b63ee69f18f4d3d81ac969de01 100644
--- a/LArCalorimeter/LArGeoModel/LArGeoAlgsNV/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/LArCalorimeter/LArGeoModel/LArGeoAlgsNV/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,4 +42,6 @@ atlas_add_component( LArGeoAlgsNV
 atlas_install_headers( LArGeoAlgsNV )
 atlas_install_python_modules( python/*.py )
 
-atlas_add_test( LArGMConfigTest SCRIPT python -m LArGeoAlgsNV.LArGMConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+if( NOT SIMULATIONBASE )
+  atlas_add_test( LArGMConfigTest SCRIPT python -m LArGeoAlgsNV.LArGMConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+endif()
diff --git a/MagneticField/MagFieldServices/CMakeLists.txt b/MagneticField/MagFieldServices/CMakeLists.txt
index e9229be676ac5a6cb720b9b7c3a9599df515b09b..8e932c8cb6dad22e0cc24c89f91f7c3c218da883 100644
--- a/MagneticField/MagFieldServices/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/MagneticField/MagFieldServices/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@ atlas_add_component( MagFieldServices
 atlas_install_headers( MagFieldServices )
 atlas_install_python_modules( python/*.py )
 
-atlas_add_test( MagFieldServicesConfig    SCRIPT python -m MagFieldServices.MagFieldServicesConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+if( NOT SIMULATIONBASE )
+  atlas_add_test( MagFieldServicesConfig    SCRIPT python -m MagFieldServices.MagFieldServicesConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+endif()
diff --git a/TileCalorimeter/TileGeoModel/CMakeLists.txt b/TileCalorimeter/TileGeoModel/CMakeLists.txt
index deb63398c132677384c454ab4684638b62a1208d..06634042e0998522689a161968f977986bb04ccc 100644
--- a/TileCalorimeter/TileGeoModel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/TileCalorimeter/TileGeoModel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,5 +47,7 @@ atlas_install_joboptions( share/*.py )
 atlas_install_python_modules( python/*.py )
 
 
-atlas_add_test( TileGMConfig    SCRIPT python -m TileGeoModel.TileGMConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+if( NOT SIMULATIONBASE )
+  atlas_add_test( TileGMConfig    SCRIPT python -m TileGeoModel.TileGMConfig POST_EXEC_SCRIPT nopost.sh )
+endif()