diff --git a/joint_teapot/app.py b/joint_teapot/app.py
index fd9c6e7..b0ff5e0 100644
--- a/joint_teapot/app.py
+++ b/joint_teapot/app.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def unsubscribe_from_repos(pattern: str = Argument("")) -> None:
 )
 def joj3_scoreboard(
     env_path: str = Argument("", help="path to .env file"),
-    scorefile_path: str = Argument(
+    score_file_path: str = Argument(
         "", help="path to score json file generated by JOJ3"
     ),
     submitter: str = Argument("", help="submitter ID"),
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ def joj3_scoreboard(
     ),
 ) -> None:
     set_settings(Settings(_env_file=env_path))
+    if joj3.check_skipped(score_file_path, "skip-scoreboard"):
+        return
     repo_path = tea.pot.git.repo_clean_and_checkout(repo_name, "grading")
     repo: Repo = tea.pot.git.get_repo(repo_name)
     if "grading" not in repo.remote().refs:
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ def joj3_scoreboard(
         return
     repo.git.reset("--hard", "origin/grading")
     joj3.generate_scoreboard(
-        scorefile_path,
+        score_file_path,
         submitter,
         os.path.join(repo_path, scoreboard_file_name),
     )
@@ -252,12 +254,12 @@ def joj3_scoreboard(
 )
 def joj3_failed_table(
     env_path: str = Argument("", help="path to .env file"),
-    scorefile_path: str = Argument(
+    score_file_path: str = Argument(
         "", help="path to score json file generated by JOJ3"
     ),
     repo_name: str = Argument(
         "",
-        help="name of grading repo to push scoreboard file",
+        help="name of grading repo to push failed table file",
     ),
     submitter_repo_name: str = Argument(
         "",
@@ -268,6 +270,8 @@ def joj3_failed_table(
     ),
 ) -> None:
     set_settings(Settings(_env_file=env_path))
+    if joj3.check_skipped(score_file_path, "skip-failed-table"):
+        return
     repo_path = tea.pot.git.repo_clean_and_checkout(repo_name, "grading")
     repo: Repo = tea.pot.git.get_repo(repo_name)
     if "grading" not in repo.remote().refs:
@@ -284,7 +288,7 @@ def joj3_failed_table(
         + f"{settings.gitea_org_name}/{submitter_repo_name}"
     )
     joj3.generate_failed_table(
-        scorefile_path,
+        score_file_path,
         submitter_repo_name,
         submitter_repo_link,
         os.path.join(repo_path, failed_table_file_name),
@@ -301,7 +305,7 @@ def joj3_failed_table(
 )
 def joj3_create_result_issue(
     env_path: str = Argument("", help="path to .env file"),
-    scorefile_path: str = Argument(
+    score_file_path: str = Argument(
         "", help="path to score json file generated by JOJ3"
     ),
     submitter_repo_name: str = Argument(
@@ -314,12 +318,14 @@ def joj3_create_result_issue(
     ),
 ) -> None:
     set_settings(Settings(_env_file=env_path))
+    if joj3.check_skipped(score_file_path, "skip-result-issue"):
+        return
     action_link = (
         f"https://{settings.gitea_domain_name}{settings.gitea_suffix}/"
         + f"{settings.gitea_org_name}/{submitter_repo_name}/"
         + f"actions/runs/{run_number}"
     )
-    title, comment = joj3.generate_title_and_comment(scorefile_path, action_link)
+    title, comment = joj3.generate_title_and_comment(score_file_path, action_link)
     tea.pot.gitea.create_issue(submitter_repo_name, title, comment, False)
 
 
diff --git a/joint_teapot/utils/joj3.py b/joint_teapot/utils/joj3.py
index 631c14d..51c22c8 100644
--- a/joint_teapot/utils/joj3.py
+++ b/joint_teapot/utils/joj3.py
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ def generate_scoreboard(
 
     exercise_name = "unknown"
     for stage in stages:
-        if stage["name"] == "metadata":
-            comment = stage["results"][0]["comment"]
-            exercise_name = comment.split("-")[0]
+        if stage["name"] != "metadata":
+            continue
+        comment = stage["results"][0]["comment"]
+        exercise_name = comment.split("-")[0]
     # Find if exercise in table:
     if exercise_name not in columns:
         column_tail = columns[3:]
@@ -183,3 +184,15 @@ def generate_title_and_comment(
     now = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
     title = f"JOJ3 Result {now} - Total Score: {total_score}"
     return title, comment
+
+
+def check_skipped(score_file_path: str, keyword: str) -> bool:
+    with open(score_file_path) as json_file:
+        stages: List[Dict[str, Any]] = json.load(json_file)
+    for stage in stages:
+        if stage["name"] != "metadata":
+            continue
+        comment = stage["results"][0]["comment"]
+        if keyword in comment or "skip-teapot" in comment:
+            return True
+    return False