diff --git a/IPython/testing/iptest.py b/IPython/testing/iptest.py
index 506e65011..be593dd9f 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/iptest.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/iptest.py
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ def make_exclude():
     
     if not have['pymongo']:
         exclusions.append(ipjoin('parallel', 'controller', 'mongodb'))
+        exclusions.append(ipjoin('parallel', 'tests', 'test_mongodb'))
 
     if not have['matplotlib']:
         exclusions.extend([ipjoin('lib', 'pylabtools'),