diff --git a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/internal/InternalUnitTester.cpp b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/internal/InternalUnitTester.cpp
index f9fc1932..709f9f38 100644
--- a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/internal/InternalUnitTester.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/internal/InternalUnitTester.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ ReturnValue_t InternalUnitTester::performTests(
 
 	testserialize::test_serialization();
 	testmq::testMq();
-	testsemaph::testBinSemaph();
-	testsemaph::testCountingSemaph();
+	if(testConfig.testSemaphores) {
+	    testsemaph::testBinSemaph();
+	    testsemaph::testCountingSemaph();
+	}
 	testmutex::testMutex();
 	if(testConfig.testArrayPrinter) {
 	    arrayprinter::testArrayPrinter();
diff --git a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/internal/InternalUnitTester.h b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/internal/InternalUnitTester.h
index 50c89d77..433a0f1f 100644
--- a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/internal/InternalUnitTester.h
+++ b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/internal/InternalUnitTester.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class InternalUnitTester: public HasReturnvaluesIF {
 public:
     struct TestConfig {
         bool testArrayPrinter = false;
+        bool testSemaphores = true;
     };
 
 	InternalUnitTester();