diff --git a/hub_utils/main.py b/hub_utils/main.py
index 340390a..f1ad88e 100644
--- a/hub_utils/main.py
+++ b/hub_utils/main.py
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ def download_metadata(
     local_path: str,
     variant_path_list: str = None,
     all_sdk: bool = True,
+    ignore_list_str: str = "",
 ):
     """
     NOTE: USED FOR
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ def download_metadata(
     """
     util = Utilities()
     s3 = S3()
+    ignore_list = ignore_list_str.split(",")
     if not variant_path_list:
         variant_path_list = ",".join(SDK_SUFFIX_LIST)
     if all_sdk:
@@ -347,9 +349,12 @@ def download_metadata(
             [
                 i["plugin-name"].split(".yml")[0]
                 for i in util.get_variant_names(None, "sdk")
+                if i["plugin-name"].split(".yml")[0] not in ignore_list
             ]
         )
     for yaml_file in variant_path_list.split(","):
+        if not yaml_file:
+            continue
         suffix = util.get_suffix(yaml_file)
         local_file_path = f"{local_path}/{suffix}.json"
         s3.download_latest(os.environ.get("AWS_S3_BUCKET"), suffix, local_file_path)
diff --git a/tests/_data/meltano/extractors/tap-github/meltanolabs.yml b/tests/_data/meltano/extractors/tap-github/meltanolabs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3503563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/meltano/extractors/tap-github/meltanolabs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+capabilities:
+- about
+- batch
+- catalog
+- discover
+- schema-flattening
+- state
+- stream-maps
+description: Code hosting platform
+domain_url: https://docs.github.com/en/rest
+keywords:
+- api
+- free service
+- meltano_sdk
+label: GitHub
+logo_url: /assets/logos/extractors/github.png
+maintenance_status: active
+name: tap-github
+namespace: tap_github
+pip_url: git+https://github.com/MeltanoLabs/tap-github.git
+quality: gold
+repo: https://github.com/MeltanoLabs/tap-github
+select:
+- '*.*'
+- '!traffic_*.*'
+settings:
+- description: List of GitHub tokens to authenticate with. Streams will loop through
+    them when hitting rate limits.
+  kind: array
+  label: Additional Auth Tokens
+  name: additional_auth_tokens
+- description: GitHub token to authenticate with.
+  kind: password
+  label: Auth Token
+  name: auth_token
+- description: Compression format to use for batch files.
+  kind: options
+  label: Batch Config Encoding Compression
+  name: batch_config.encoding.compression
+  options:
+  - label: Gzip
+    value: gzip
+  - label: None
+    value: none
+- description: Format to use for batch files.
+  kind: options
+  label: Batch Config Encoding Format
+  name: batch_config.encoding.format
+  options:
+  - label: Jsonl
+    value: jsonl
+- description: Prefix to use when writing batch files.
+  kind: string
+  label: Batch Config Storage Prefix
+  name: batch_config.storage.prefix
+- description: Root path to use when writing batch files.
+  kind: string
+  label: Batch Config Storage Root
+  name: batch_config.storage.root
+- description: "'True' to enable schema flattening and automatically expand nested
+    properties."
+  kind: boolean
+  label: Flattening Enabled
+  name: flattening_enabled
+- description: The max depth to flatten schemas.
+  kind: integer
+  label: Flattening Max Depth
+  name: flattening_max_depth
+- description: The log level of the API response metrics.
+  kind: string
+  label: Metrics Log Level
+  name: metrics_log_level
+- description: An array of strings containing the github organizations to be included
+  kind: array
+  label: Organizations
+  name: organizations
+- description: Add a buffer to avoid consuming all query points for the token at hand.
+    Defaults to 1000.
+  kind: integer
+  label: Rate Limit Buffer
+  name: rate_limit_buffer
+- description: An array of strings containing the github repos to be included
+  kind: array
+  label: Repositories
+  name: repositories
+- description: An array of search descriptor objects with the following properties.
+    "name" - a human readable name for the search query. "query" -  a github search
+    string (generally the same as would come after ?q= in the URL)
+  kind: array
+  label: Searches
+  name: searches
+- description: Set to true to skip API calls for the parent streams (such as repositories)
+    if it is not selected but children are
+  kind: boolean
+  label: Skip Parent Streams
+  name: skip_parent_streams
+- description: ''
+  kind: date_iso8601
+  label: Start Date
+  name: start_date
+- description: ''
+  kind: object
+  label: Stream Map Config
+  name: stream_map_config
+- description: ''
+  kind: object
+  label: Stream Maps
+  name: stream_maps
+- description: ''
+  kind: string
+  label: User Agent
+  name: user_agent
+- description: A list of GitHub user ids.
+  kind: array
+  label: User IDs
+  name: user_ids
+- description: A list of GithHub usernames.
+  kind: array
+  label: User Usernames
+  name: user_usernames
+settings_group_validation:
+- - repositories
+- - organizations
+- - searches
+- - user_usernames
+- - user_ids
+variant: meltanolabs
diff --git a/tests/_data/meltano/extractors/tap-hubspot/hotgluexyz.yml b/tests/_data/meltano/extractors/tap-hubspot/hotgluexyz.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faaeb95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/meltano/extractors/tap-hubspot/hotgluexyz.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+capabilities:
+- about
+- discover
+- catalog
+- state
+- stream-maps
+- schema-flattening
+description: Inbound Marketing software
+domain_url: https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/overview
+executable: tap-hubspot-beta
+keywords:
+- api
+- meltano_sdk
+label: Hubspot
+logo_url: /assets/logos/extractors/hubspot.png
+maintenance_status: active
+name: tap-hubspot
+namespace: tap_hubspot
+pip_url: git+https://gitlab.com/hotglue/tap-hubspot-beta.git
+quality: gold
+repo: https://gitlab.com/hotglue/tap-hubspot-beta
+settings:
+- description: HubSpot Access token. See the <a href="https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/private-apps">Hubspot
+    docs</a> if you need help finding this token.
+  kind: password
+  label: Access Token
+  name: access_token
+- description: The client ID used for authentication.
+  documentation: https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/working-with-oauth
+  label: Client ID
+  name: client_id
+- description: The client secret used for authentication.
+  kind: password
+  label: Client Secret
+  name: client_secret
+- description: This is the URL that the user will be redirected to after they authorize
+    your app for the requested scopes
+  documentation: https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/working-with-oauth
+  label: Redirect URI
+  name: redirect_uri
+- description: This is the refresh token provided by HubSpot.
+  kind: password
+  label: Refresh Token
+  name: refresh_token
+- description: The seconds until the token expires.
+  kind: integer
+  label: Expires In
+  name: expires_in
+- description: The time to start syncing data from if no existing state is found.
+  label: Start Date
+  name: start_date
+settings_group_validation:
+- - client_id
+  - client_secret
+  - redirect_uri
+  - refresh_token
+variant: hotgluexyz
diff --git a/tests/_data/meltano/extractors/tap-hubspot/meltanolabs.yml b/tests/_data/meltano/extractors/tap-hubspot/meltanolabs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1572a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/meltano/extractors/tap-hubspot/meltanolabs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+capabilities:
+- about
+- batch
+- catalog
+- discover
+- schema-flattening
+- state
+- stream-maps
+description: Inbound Marketing software
+domain_url: https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/overview
+executable: tap-hubspot
+keywords:
+- meltano_sdk
+label: Hubspot
+logo_url: /assets/logos/extractors/hubspot.png
+maintenance_status: active
+name: tap-hubspot
+namespace: tap_hubspot
+next_steps: ''
+pip_url: git+https://github.com/MeltanoLabs/tap-hubspot.git
+quality: gold
+repo: https://github.com/MeltanoLabs/tap-hubspot
+settings:
+- description: Token to authenticate against the API service
+  kind: password
+  label: Access Token
+  name: access_token
+- description: Compression format to use for batch files.
+  kind: options
+  label: Batch Config Encoding Compression
+  name: batch_config.encoding.compression
+  options:
+  - label: Gzip
+    value: gzip
+  - label: None
+    value: none
+- description: Format to use for batch files.
+  kind: options
+  label: Batch Config Encoding Format
+  name: batch_config.encoding.format
+  options:
+  - label: Jsonl
+    value: jsonl
+- description: Prefix to use when writing batch files.
+  kind: string
+  label: Batch Config Storage Prefix
+  name: batch_config.storage.prefix
+- description: Root path to use when writing batch files.
+  kind: string
+  label: Batch Config Storage Root
+  name: batch_config.storage.root
+- description: Latest record date to sync
+  kind: date_iso8601
+  label: End Date
+  name: end_date
+- description: "'True' to enable schema flattening and automatically expand nested
+    properties."
+  kind: boolean
+  label: Flattening Enabled
+  name: flattening_enabled
+- description: The max depth to flatten schemas.
+  kind: integer
+  label: Flattening Max Depth
+  name: flattening_max_depth
+- description: Earliest record date to sync
+  kind: date_iso8601
+  label: Start Date
+  name: start_date
+- description: User-defined config values to be used within map expressions.
+  kind: object
+  label: Stream Map Config
+  name: stream_map_config
+- description: Config object for stream maps capability. For more information check
+    out [Stream Maps](https://sdk.meltano.com/en/latest/stream_maps.html).
+  kind: object
+  label: Stream Maps
+  name: stream_maps
+settings_group_validation:
+- - access_token
+settings_preamble: ''
+usage: ''
+variant: meltanolabs
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index e70ecf6..f915630 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -25,6 +25,34 @@ def test_download_metadata(patch):
         f"{local_path}/extractors/tap-csv/meltanolabs.json"
     )
 
+@patch.object(S3, "download_latest")
+def test_download_metadata_ignore(patch):
+
+    expected_bucket = "TEST_BUCKET"
+    os.environ["AWS_S3_BUCKET"] = expected_bucket
+    local_path = f"{PATH}/data/output_path"
+    hub_yml_path = f"{PATH}/data/hub_data/_data/extractors/tap-csv/meltanolabs.yml"
+    os.environ["HUB_ROOT_PATH"] = f"./tests/"
+    download_metadata(
+        local_path,
+        # variant_path_list=hub_yml_path,
+        all_sdk=True,
+        ignore_list_str="extractors/tap-hubspot/hotgluexyz"
+    )
+    assert patch.call_count == 2
+    patch.assert_has_calls([
+        call(
+            expected_bucket,
+        "extractors/tap-hubspot/meltanolabs",
+        f"{local_path}/extractors/tap-hubspot/meltanolabs.json"
+        ),
+        call(
+            expected_bucket,
+        "extractors/tap-github/meltanolabs",
+        f"{local_path}/extractors/tap-github/meltanolabs.json"
+        )
+    ])
+
 @patch.object(S3, "download_latest")
 def test_download_metadata_list(patch):