diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py b/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
index faa4f573b2..ea43ffd5ff 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
@@ -840,7 +840,11 @@ def handle_testcaseclass_softmodem (testcase, oldprogramList, logdirOAI5GRepo ,
 
 
 #This function searches if test case is present in list of test cases that need to be executed by user
-def search_test_case_group(testcasename, testcasegroup):
+def search_test_case_group(testcasename, testcasegroup, search_test_case_group):
+    
+    if search_test_case_group.find(testcasename) >=0:
+       print "\nSkipping test case as it is found in black list: " + testcasename
+       return False
     if testcasegroup == '':
        return True
     testcaselist = testcasegroup.split()
@@ -980,6 +984,7 @@ CleanUpOldProgs = xmlRoot.findtext('CleanUpOldProgs',default='')
 CleanUpAluLteBox = xmlRoot.findtext('CleanUpAluLteBox',default='')
 Timeout_execution = int (xmlRoot.findtext('Timeout_execution'))
 MachineListGeneric = xmlRoot.findtext('MachineListGeneric',default='')
+TestCaseExclusionList = xmlRoot.findtext('TestCaseExclusionList',default='')
 print "MachineList = " + MachineList
 print "GitOpenair-cnRepo = " + GitOpenaircnRepo
 print "GitOAI5GRepo = " + GitOAI5GRepo
@@ -1211,7 +1216,7 @@ for testcase in testcaseList:
     testcaseclass = testcase.findtext('class',default='')
     desc = testcase.findtext('desc',default='')
     #print "Machine list top level = " + ','.join(MachineList)
-    if search_test_case_group(testcasename, testcasegroup) == True:
+    if search_test_case_group(testcasename, testcasegroup, TestCaseExclusionList) == True:
       if testcaseclass == 'lte-softmodem' :
         eNBMachine = testcase.findtext('eNB',default='')
         UEMachine = testcase.findtext('UE',default='')
diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
index 450b659464..10c4203552 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
  <NFSResultsShare>/mnt/sradio/TEST_RESULTS</NFSResultsShare>
  <GitOAI5GRepo>https://gitlab.eurecom.fr/oai/openairinterface5g.git</GitOAI5GRepo>
  <GitOpenair-cnRepo>https://gitlab.eurecom.fr/oai/openair-cn.git</GitOpenair-cnRepo>
- <GitOAI5GRepoBranch>bugfix-56-UE_category3_throughput</GitOAI5GRepoBranch>
+ <GitOAI5GRepoBranch>enhancement-60-exmimo-tdd</GitOAI5GRepoBranch>
  <GitOpenair-cnRepoBranch>feature-17-test_framework</GitOpenair-cnRepoBranch>
  <CleanUpOldProgs>oaisim* oaisim_nos1* lte-softmodem* lte-softmodem-nos1* mme_gw* run_epc* run_hss* iperf* hss hss_sim configure_cots_bandrich_ue* wvdial* run_exec_autotests* iperf</CleanUpOldProgs>	
  <CleanUpAluLteBox>/opt/ltebox/tools/stop_ltebox</CleanUpAluLteBox>
  <Timeout_execution>36000</Timeout_execution>
- <TestCaseExclusionList></TestCaseExclusionList>
+ <TestCaseExclusionList>015502 015505  015506 015507 015508 015508 015509 015510 015511 016102 016105</TestCaseExclusionList>
  <MachineListGeneric>calisson stevens mozart nano amerique</MachineListGeneric>
      <testCase id="010101" >
      <class>compilation</class>