diff --git a/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java b/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java
index 3c30254..e9a5736 100644
--- a/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java
+++ b/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 
 	protected static boolean isIgnored(String q, List<String> ignoreList) {
 		for (String ignore : ignoreList) {
-			if (ignore.equals(q)) {
+			if (q.indexOf(ignore) >= 0) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}