diff --git a/test/functional/test_object.py b/test/functional/test_object.py
index f790d316f7..f9f6c25100 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_object.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_object.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def tearDownModule():
 class TestObject(unittest2.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        if tf.skip:
+        if tf.skip or tf.skip2:
             raise SkipTest
         self.container = uuid4().hex