diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 821beff30..faeac2724 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ xfail_strict = true
 markers = [
     "slow: marks tests as slow (deselect with '-m \"not slow\"')",
 ]
+addopts = "--ignore=tests/spread"
 
 [tool.coverage.run]
 branch = true
diff --git a/tests/spread/commands/init-extensions/tests/unit/test_charm.py b/tests/spread/commands/init-extensions/tests/unit/test_charm.py
index fb857bb5c..6c9c39de0 100644
--- a/tests/spread/commands/init-extensions/tests/unit/test_charm.py
+++ b/tests/spread/commands/init-extensions/tests/unit/test_charm.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
 # See LICENSE file for licensing details.
 
-"""Smoke scenario test for Flask."""
+"""Smoke scenario test for paas-charm based init templates."""
 
 import os
 import pathlib
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 
 def test_smoke():
-    """The only goal of this test is a smoke test, that is, that the charm does not raise."""
+    """The purpose of this test is that the charm does not raise on a handled event."""
     os.chdir(pathlib.Path(charm.__file__).parent.parent)
     ctx = scenario.Context(charm.HelloWorldCharm)
     container_name = next(iter(ctx.charm_spec.meta["containers"].keys()))