diff --git a/nose_unit.cfg b/nose_unit.cfg
index 8256e7baf41..58124fbd08c 100644
--- a/nose_unit.cfg
+++ b/nose_unit.cfg
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ nologcapture=1
 verbosity=2
 where=yt
 with-timer=1
-ignore-files=(test_load_errors.py|test_load_sample.py|test_commons.py|test_ambiguous_fields.py|test_field_access_pytest.py|test_save.py|test_line_annotation_unit.py|test_eps_writer.py|test_registration.py|test_invalid_origin.py|test_outputs_pytest\.py|test_normal_plot_api\.py|test_load_archive\.py|test_stream_particles\.py|test_file_sanitizer\.py|test_version\.py)
+ignore-files=(test_load_errors.py|test_load_sample.py|test_commons.py|test_ambiguous_fields.py|test_field_access_pytest.py|test_save.py|test_line_annotation_unit.py|test_eps_writer.py|test_registration.py|test_invalid_origin.py|test_outputs_pytest\.py|test_normal_plot_api\.py|test_load_archive\.py|test_stream_particles\.py|test_file_sanitizer\.py|test_version\.py|\test_on_demand_imports\.py)
 exclude-test=yt.frontends.gdf.tests.test_outputs.TestGDF
diff --git a/tests/tests.yaml b/tests/tests.yaml
index 6455995fd01..6028cb33506 100644
--- a/tests/tests.yaml
+++ b/tests/tests.yaml
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ other_tests:
      - "--ignore-files=test_registration.py"
      - "--ignore-files=test_invalid_origin.py"
      - "--ignore-files=test_load_archive\\.py"
+     - "--ignore-file=test_on_demand_imports\\.py"
      - "--ignore-files=test_outputs_pytest\\.py"
      - "--ignore-files=test_normal_plot_api\\.py"
      - "--ignore-file=test_file_sanitizer\\.py"