diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index de570bc6a8..3b170f6325 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -1315,6 +1315,7 @@ Example of a `pom.xml` inside the `server` folder.
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<spring-cloud-contract.version>1.0.4.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-contract.version>
 		<spring-cloud-dependencies.version>Camden.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-dependencies.version>
+		<excludeBuildFolders>true</excludeBuildFolders>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/PluginUnitTest.java b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/PluginUnitTest.java
index 65181df743..84f9f8dd29 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/PluginUnitTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/PluginUnitTest.java
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ public class PluginUnitTest {
 	public void shouldGenerateContractSpecificationInDefaultLocation() throws Exception {
 		File basedir = this.resources.getBasedir("basic");
 		this.maven.executeMojo(basedir, "generateTests", newParameter("testFramework", "SPOCK"));
-		assertFilesPresent(basedir,
-				"target/generated-test-sources/contracts/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/tests/ContractVerifierSpec.groovy");
+		String path = "target/generated-test-sources/contracts/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/tests/ContractVerifierSpec.groovy";
+		assertFilesPresent(basedir, path);
+		File test = new File(basedir, path);
+		then(FileUtils.readFileToString(test)).contains("spock.lang.Ignore");
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/basic/src/test/resources/contracts/WithList.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/basic/src/test/resources/contracts/WithList.groovy
index fe5ca5748a..4232f274d5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/basic/src/test/resources/contracts/WithList.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/basic/src/test/resources/contracts/WithList.groovy
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  */
 org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract.make {
+    ignored()
     request {
         method 'POST'
         url('/users') {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGenerator.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGenerator.groovy
index b0c0e0a2d6..6eb57db7e4 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGenerator.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGenerator.groovy
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ class SingleTestGenerator {
 					addMessagingRelatedEntries(clazz)
 				}
 				conditionalImportsAdded = true
-				toIgnore = toIgnore ? true: key.groovyDsl.ignored
+				toIgnore = toIgnore ? true : key.groovyDsl.ignored
+			} else {
+				toIgnore = key.groovyDsl.ignored
 			}
 			clazz.addMethod(MethodBuilder.createTestMethod(key.contract, key.stubsFile, key.groovyDsl, configProperties))
 		}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGeneratorSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGeneratorSpec.groovy
index 23fa61522e..aadd7d7ece 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGeneratorSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGeneratorSpec.groovy
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ class SingleTestGeneratorSpec extends Specification {
 			File secondFile = tmpFolder.newFile()
 			secondFile.write("""
 						org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract.make {
+						  ignored()
 						  label 'some_label'
 						  input {
 							messageFrom('delete')