diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index a5f561268..8ac98aab5 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 [pytest]
-addopts = --import-mode=importlib
+addopts = --import-mode=importlib --ignore=python/services/evaluationservice --ignore=python/gui --ignore=scripts/test_django.py
 consider_namespace_packages = true
 ; environment variables that will be added before tests are run
 ; key=value pairs with no spaces
diff --git a/scripts/test_django.py b/scripts/test_django.py
index c30f6441f..f42f5e9d4 100755
--- a/scripts/test_django.py
+++ b/scripts/test_django.py
@@ -528,6 +528,9 @@ def find_django_applications(root: Path) -> typing.List[Path]:
     Returns:
         A list of all found testable Django applications
     """
+    if isinstance(root, str):
+        root = Path(root)
+
     application_paths = []
 
     # Indicates if the current root directory might be able to be interpreted