diff --git a/helpers/util.js b/helpers/util.js
index 1165b7971f..1e1d20f70f 100644
--- a/helpers/util.js
+++ b/helpers/util.js
@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@ function validateUrl(channelUrl) {
   return blacklist.indexOf(host) === -1
 }
 
+function skipPlaylist(filename) {
+  let test_country = process.env.npm_config_country
+  if (test_country && filename !== 'channels/' + test_country + '.m3u') {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   parsePlaylist,
   sortByTitle,
@@ -229,5 +237,6 @@ module.exports = {
   addToCache,
   checkCache,
   clearCache,
-  validateUrl
+  validateUrl,
+  skipPlaylist
 }
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