diff --git a/doc-test.exceptions b/doc-test.exceptions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50e3f6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc-test.exceptions
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# These files are ignored while running openstack-doc-text
+# via tox.
+#
+# From apidocs
+includewars.xml
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7ebe193..45a8b48 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ commands = {posargs}
 commands = openstack-doc-test  --api-site --check-niceness {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checksyntax]
+# TODO(jaegerandi): Once openstack-doc-tools 0.4 is out add:
+# --exceptions-file=doc-test.exceptions
 commands = openstack-doc-test  --api-site --check-syntax {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checkdeletions]
+# TODO(jaegerandi): Once openstack-doc-tools 0.4 is out add:
+# --exceptions-file=doc-test.exceptions
 commands = openstack-doc-test  --api-site --check-deletions {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checkbuild]
+# TODO(jaegerandi): Once openstack-doc-tools 0.4 is out add:
+# --exceptions-file=doc-test.exceptions
 commands = openstack-doc-test  --api-site --check-build {posargs}