diff --git a/pyphare/pyphare_tests/test_pharesee/CMakeLists.txt b/pyphare/pyphare_tests/test_pharesee/CMakeLists.txt
index 04b7c7aed..3db740259 100644
--- a/pyphare/pyphare_tests/test_pharesee/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pyphare/pyphare_tests/test_pharesee/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ project(test-pharesee)
 
 add_python3_test(test-pharesee-geometry_1d test_geometry.py ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 add_python3_test(test-pharesee-geometry_2d test_geometry_2d.py ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
-add_python3_test(test-pharesee-hierarchy test_hierarchy.py ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
+
 #phare_mpi_python3_exec(11 2 test-pharesee-hierarchy test_hierarchy.py ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
+if(NOT lowResourceTests)
+
+# gcov takes 30 hours
+add_python3_test(test-pharesee-hierarchy test_hierarchy.py ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
+endif()