diff --git a/tests/perl_tests.bats b/tests/perl_tests.bats
index 09efc53..e73ee8c 100755
--- a/tests/perl_tests.bats
+++ b/tests/perl_tests.bats
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ setup() {
 
 @test "[atlas-experiment-metadata] Run condense_sdrf.pl" {
 
-  run condense_sdrf.pl -z -x $PWD/config/zooma_exclusions.yml -e E-MTAB-9898 -fi $PWD/tests/E-MTAB-9898/E-MTAB-9898.idf.txt -o $PWD
+  run condense_sdrf.pl -z -x $PWD/tests/zooma_exclusions_for_testing.yml -e E-MTAB-9898 -fi $PWD/tests/E-MTAB-9898/E-MTAB-9898.idf.txt -o $PWD
   echo "output = ${output}"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/zooma_exclusions_for_testing.yml b/tests/zooma_exclusions_for_testing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d19b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zooma_exclusions_for_testing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+---
+# This file contains property types, values, and type-value pairs to be
+# excluded from being mapped with Zooma.
+
+# Property types (exclude all values with this property type).
+types_to_exclude:
+    - age
+    - age at diagnosis
+    - individual
+    - exercise
+    - physical activity
+    - replicate
+    - genotype
+    - clinical history
+    - clinical information
+    - biosource provider
+    - dose
+    - block
+    - body weight
+    - last follow up
+    - mass
+    - mitotic rate
+    - passage
+    - RNA interference
+    - sampling time point
+    - time
+    - tumor mass
+    - tumor size
+    - body mass index
+    - temperature
+    - gestational age
+    - survival time
+    - technical replicate
+    - initial time point
+    - sample lot number
+    - single cell identifier
+    - single cell quality
+    - submitted single cell quality
+
+# Property values (always exclude this value regardless of property type).
+values_to_exclude:
+    - unknown
+    - not available
+    - not specified
+    - positive
+    - negative
+    - unrelated
+    - unclassified
+
+# Property type-value pairs.
+type_value_pairs_to_exclude:
+    growth condition:
+        - cold
+    phenotype:
+        - resistant
+    phenotype:
+        - susceptible
+    phenotype:
+        - tolerant