diff --git a/doc-test-exceptions.txt b/doc-test-exceptions.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b236bd9f9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc-test-exceptions.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Not whitelisted via bk-*.xml
+st-training-guides.xml
+# Not in xml format
+ha-guide-docinfo.xml
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8961dcd0aa..d26bcad507 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ commands = {posargs}
 commands = openstack-doc-test --check-niceness {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checksyntax]
-commands = openstack-doc-test --check-syntax {posargs}
+commands = openstack-doc-test --exceptions-file doc-test-exceptions.txt --check-syntax {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checkdeletions]
-commands = openstack-doc-test --check-deletions {posargs}
+commands = openstack-doc-test --exceptions-file doc-test-exceptions.txt --check-deletions {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checkbuild]
-commands = openstack-doc-test --check-build {posargs}
+commands = openstack-doc-test --exceptions-file doc-test-exceptions.txt --check-build {posargs}