diff --git a/tests/scripts/analyze_outcomes.py b/tests/scripts/analyze_outcomes.py
index 031e161..85ec97c 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/analyze_outcomes.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/analyze_outcomes.py
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@
 
 def do_analyze_driver_vs_reference(outcome_file, args):
     """Perform driver vs reference analyze."""
-    ignored_tests = args['ignored'].split(',')
-    ignored_tests = ['test_suite_' + x for x in ignored_tests]
+    ignored_tests = ['test_suite_' + x for x in args['ignored_suites']]
 
     outcomes = read_outcome_file(outcome_file)
     return analyze_driver_vs_reference(outcomes, args['component_ref'],
@@ -144,7 +143,13 @@
         'args': {
             'component_ref': 'test_psa_crypto_config_reference_hash_use_psa',
             'component_driver': 'test_psa_crypto_config_accel_hash_use_psa',
-            'ignored': 'md,mdx,shax,entropy,hmac_drbg,random,psa_crypto_init,hkdf'}}
+            'ignored_suites': ['shax','mdx', # the software implementations that are being excluded
+                               'md'  # the legacy abstraction layer that's being excluded
+                               'entropy','hmac_drbg','random', # temporary limitation (see RNG EPIC)
+                               'psa_crypto_init', # doesn't work with external RNG
+                               'hkdf', # legacy still depends on MD, but there's a PSA interface that doesn't
+                               'pkcs7 '  # recent addition, will be addressed later
+                              ]}}
 }
 
 def main():