diff --git a/bcda/bcdacli/cli_test.go b/bcda/bcdacli/cli_test.go
index bb4ab5b02..3a5c77eb4 100644
--- a/bcda/bcdacli/cli_test.go
+++ b/bcda/bcdacli/cli_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/CMSgov/bcda-app/bcda/utils"
 	"github.com/CMSgov/bcda-app/conf"
 	logger "github.com/CMSgov/bcda-app/log"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"github.com/pborman/uuid"
@@ -703,31 +704,47 @@ func (s *CLITestSuite) TestImportCCLFDirectory() {
 	assert := assert.New(s.T())
 	hook := test.NewLocal(testUtils.GetLogger(logger.API))
 
-	postgrestest.DeleteCCLFFilesByCMSID(s.T(), s.db, targetACO)
-	defer postgrestest.DeleteCCLFFilesByCMSID(s.T(), s.db, targetACO)
+	type test struct {
+		path         string
+		err          error
+		expectedLogs []string
+	}
 
-	path, cleanup := testUtils.CopyToTemporaryDirectory(s.T(), "../../shared_files/cclf/archives/valid2/")
-	defer cleanup()
+	tests := []test{
+		{path: "../../shared_files/cclf/archives/valid2/", err: errors.New("Files skipped or failed import. See logs for more details."), expectedLogs: []string{"Successfully imported 2 files.", "Failed to import 0 files.", "Skipped 1 files."}},
+		{path: "../../shared_files/cclf/archives/invalid_bcd/", err: errors.New("one or more files failed to import correctly"), expectedLogs: []string{"error returned from ImportCCLFDirectory", "", ""}},
+		{path: "../../shared_files/cclf/archives/skip/", err: errors.New("Files failed to import or no files were imported. See logs for more details."), expectedLogs: []string{"Successfully imported 0 files.", "Failed to import 0 files.", "Skipped 1 files."}},
+	}
 
-	args := []string{"bcda", "import-cclf-directory", constants.DirectoryArg, path}
-	err := s.testApp.Run(args)
-	assert.NotNil(err)
-	var success, failed, skipped bool
-	for _, entry := range hook.AllEntries() {
-		if strings.Contains(entry.Message, "Successfully imported 2 files.") {
-			success = true
-		}
-		if strings.Contains(entry.Message, "Failed to import 0 files.") {
-			failed = true
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		postgrestest.DeleteCCLFFilesByCMSID(s.T(), s.db, targetACO)
+		defer postgrestest.DeleteCCLFFilesByCMSID(s.T(), s.db, targetACO)
+		path, cleanup := testUtils.CopyToTemporaryDirectory(s.T(), tc.path)
+		defer cleanup()
+		args := []string{"bcda", "import-cclf-directory", constants.DirectoryArg, path}
+		err := s.testApp.Run(args)
+		if tc.err == nil {
+			assert.Nil(err)
+		} else {
+			assert.NotNil(err)
 		}
-		if strings.Contains(entry.Message, "Skipped 1 files.") {
-			skipped = true
+
+		var success, failed, skipped bool
+		for _, entry := range hook.AllEntries() {
+			if strings.Contains(entry.Message, tc.expectedLogs[0]) {
+				success = true
+			}
+			if strings.Contains(entry.Message, tc.expectedLogs[1]) {
+				failed = true
+			}
+			if strings.Contains(entry.Message, tc.expectedLogs[2]) {
+				skipped = true
+			}
 		}
+		assert.True(success)
+		assert.True(failed)
+		assert.True(skipped)
 	}
-	assert.True(success)
-	assert.True(failed)
-	assert.True(skipped)
-
 }
 
 func (s *CLITestSuite) TestDeleteDirectoryContents() {
diff --git a/bcda/cclf/fileprocessor.go b/bcda/cclf/fileprocessor.go
index ec91c0454..8ad8a1827 100644
--- a/bcda/cclf/fileprocessor.go
+++ b/bcda/cclf/fileprocessor.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/CMSgov/bcda-app/bcda/utils"
 	"github.com/CMSgov/bcda-app/conf"
 	"github.com/CMSgov/bcda-app/log"
+	"github.com/CMSgov/bcda-app/optout"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -56,8 +57,17 @@ func (p *processor) walk(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// ignore the opt out file, and don't add it to the skipped count
+	optOut, _ := optout.IsOptOut(info.Name())
+	if optOut {
+		fmt.Print("Skipping opt-out file: ", info.Name())
+		log.API.Info("Skipping opt-out file: ", info.Name())
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	zipReader, err := zip.OpenReader(filepath.Clean(path))
 	if err != nil {
+
 		p.skipped = p.skipped + 1
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Skipping %s: file could not be opened as a CCLF archive. %s", path, err.Error())
 		fmt.Println(msg)
diff --git a/bcda/cclf/fileprocessor_test.go b/bcda/cclf/fileprocessor_test.go
index e3411a266..6de2eefe3 100644
--- a/bcda/cclf/fileprocessor_test.go
+++ b/bcda/cclf/fileprocessor_test.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (s *FileProcessorTestSuite) TestProcessCCLFArchives() {
 	}{
 		{filepath.Join(s.basePath, "cclf/archives/valid/"), 2, 1, 1, 1},
 		{filepath.Join(s.basePath, "cclf/archives/bcd/"), 2, 1, 1, 1},
-		{filepath.Join(s.basePath, "cclf/mixed/with_invalid_filenames/"), 2, 5, 1, 1},
+		{filepath.Join(s.basePath, "cclf/mixed/with_invalid_filenames/"), 2, 4, 1, 1},
 		{filepath.Join(s.basePath, "cclf/mixed/0/valid_names/"), 3, 3, 3, 0},
 		{filepath.Join(s.basePath, "cclf/archives/8/valid/"), 5, 0, 0, 5},
 		{filepath.Join(s.basePath, "cclf/files/9/valid_names/"), 0, 4, 0, 0},
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (s *FileProcessorTestSuite) TestProcessCCLFArchives_ExpireFiles() {
 	assert.Nil(err)
 	cclfList := cclfMap["A0001"][key]
 	assert.Equal(2, len(cclfList))
-	assert.Equal(5, skipped)
+	assert.Equal(4, skipped)
 	// assert that this file is still here.
 	_, err = os.Open(filePath)
 	assert.Nil(err)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (s *FileProcessorTestSuite) TestProcessCCLFArchives_ExpireFiles() {
 	assert.Nil(err)
 	cclfList = cclfMap["A0001"][key]
 	assert.Equal(2, len(cclfList))
-	assert.Equal(5, skipped)
+	assert.Equal(4, skipped)
 
 	// assert that this file is not still here.
 	_, err = os.Open(filePath)
diff --git a/optout/utils.go b/optout/utils.go
index 0ab8ced67..4421812f7 100644
--- a/optout/utils.go
+++ b/optout/utils.go
@@ -24,17 +24,14 @@ const (
 
 func ParseMetadata(filename string) (OptOutFilenameMetadata, error) {
 	var metadata OptOutFilenameMetadata
-	// Beneficiary Data Sharing Preferences File sent by 1-800-Medicare: P#EFT.ON.ACO.NGD1800.DPRF.Dyymmdd.Thhmmsst
-	// Prefix: T = test, P = prod;
-	filenameRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(`((P|T)\#EFT)\.ON\.ACO\.NGD1800\.DPRF\.(D\d{6}\.T\d{6})\d`)
-	filenameMatches := filenameRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(filename)
-	if len(filenameMatches) < 4 {
+	isOptOut, matches := IsOptOut(filename)
+	if !isOptOut {
 		fmt.Printf("Invalid filename for file: %s.\n", filename)
 		err := fmt.Errorf("invalid filename for file: %s", filename)
 		return metadata, err
 	}
 
-	filenameDate := filenameMatches[3]
+	filenameDate := matches[3]
 	t, err := time.Parse("D060102.T150405", filenameDate)
 	if err != nil || t.IsZero() {
 		fmt.Printf("Failed to parse date '%s' from file: %s.\n", filenameDate, filename)
@@ -43,11 +40,20 @@ func ParseMetadata(filename string) (OptOutFilenameMetadata, error) {
 	}
 
 	metadata.Timestamp = t
-	metadata.Name = filenameMatches[0]
+	metadata.Name = matches[0]
 
 	return metadata, nil
 }
 
+func IsOptOut(filename string) (isOptOut bool, matches []string) {
+	filenameRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(`((P|T)\#EFT)\.ON\.ACO\.NGD1800\.DPRF\.(D\d{6}\.T\d{6})\d`)
+	matches = filenameRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(filename)
+	if len(matches) > 3 {
+		isOptOut = true
+	}
+	return isOptOut, matches
+}
+
 func ParseRecord(metadata *OptOutFilenameMetadata, b []byte) (*OptOutRecord, error) {
 	ds := string(bytes.TrimSpace(b[effectiveDtStart:effectiveDtEnd]))
 	dt, err := ConvertDt(ds)
diff --git a/shared_files/cclf/archives/skip/T.BCD.ACOB.ZC0Y18.D181120.T0001000 b/shared_files/cclf/archives/skip/T.BCD.ACOB.ZC0Y18.D181120.T0001000
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad62601b0
Binary files /dev/null and b/shared_files/cclf/archives/skip/T.BCD.ACOB.ZC0Y18.D181120.T0001000 differ