diff --git a/cmake/common/gtest.cmake b/cmake/common/gtest.cmake
index 454708daaa5..3d82e211a99 100644
--- a/cmake/common/gtest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/common/gtest.cmake
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ macro(add_gtest)
 
         # add filtering statement if required
         if(GTEST_IGNORE)
-            set(gtest_filter "--gtest_filter=${GTEST_IGNORE}")
+            list(JOIN GTEST_IGNORE ":" gtest_filter)
+            string(PREPEND gtest_filter "--gtest_filter=-")
         endif()
 
         add_test(NAME ${test} COMMAND ${command} ${gtest_filter})
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index e8e940a068e..db22b0b23c5 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@ set(MEMORYCHECK_SUPPRESSIONS_FILE ${MEMORYCHECK_SUPPRESSIONS_FILE_TMP} CACHE FIL
 
 # Check if /etc/hosts file has been modified to add dummy host test subjects
 if(WIN32)
-    execute_process(COMMAND powershell -C Resolve-DNSName www.acme.com.test
+    execute_process(COMMAND powershell -C Resolve-DNSName -Name www.acme.com.test -CacheOnly
         RESULT_VARIABLE EPROSIMA_TEST_DNS_NOT_SET_UP OUTPUT_QUIET ERROR_QUIET)
-else(WIN32)
+elseif(APPLE)
+	execute_process(
+        COMMAND dscacheutil -q host -a name www.acme.com.test
+        COMMAND grep www.acme.com.test
+        RESULT_VARIABLE EPROSIMA_TEST_DNS_NOT_SET_UP OUTPUT_QUIET ERROR_QUIET)
+else()
     execute_process(COMMAND getent hosts www.acme.com.test
         RESULT_VARIABLE EPROSIMA_TEST_DNS_NOT_SET_UP OUTPUT_QUIET ERROR_QUIET)
-endif(WIN32)
+endif()
+message(STATUS "EPROSIMA_TEST_DNS_NOT_SET_UP: '${EPROSIMA_TEST_DNS_NOT_SET_UP}'")
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Testing
diff --git a/test/blackbox/CMakeLists.txt b/test/blackbox/CMakeLists.txt
index f8ac58eadee..f0dadc15a87 100644
--- a/test/blackbox/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/blackbox/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ macro(add_blackbox_gtest)
 
         # add filtering statement if required
         if(GTEST_IGNORE)
-            set(gtest_filter "--gtest_filter=${GTEST_IGNORE}")
+            list(JOIN GTEST_IGNORE ":" gtest_filter)
+            string(PREPEND gtest_filter "--gtest_filter=-")
         endif()
 
         add_test(NAME ${test} COMMAND ${command} ${gtest_filter})
@@ -232,12 +233,18 @@ if(NOT LibP11_FOUND)
     if(GTEST_INDIVIDUAL)
         set(pkcs_filter "[Pp][Kk][Cc][Ss]")
     else()
-        set(pkcs_filter "-*pkcs*")
+        set(pkcs_filter "*pkcs*")
     endif() # GTEST_INDIVIDUAL
+    message(STATUS "Ignoring tests: '${pkcs_filter}'")
 endif() # LibP11_FOUND
 
 if(EPROSIMA_TEST_DNS_NOT_SET_UP)
-    set(dns_filter "-*ServerClientEnvironmentSetUpDNS*")
+    if(GTEST_INDIVIDUAL)
+        set(dns_filter "ServerClientEnvironmentSetUpDNS")
+    else()
+        set(dns_filter "*ServerClientEnvironmentSetUpDNS*")
+    endif() # GTEST_INDIVIDUAL
+    message(STATUS "Ignoring tests: '${dns_filter}'")
 endif()
 
 if(SECURITY)
diff --git a/test/unittest/dds/participant/CMakeLists.txt b/test/unittest/dds/participant/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d3b8c74adb..872b6a46ea3 100644
--- a/test/unittest/dds/participant/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/unittest/dds/participant/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ target_link_libraries(ParticipantTests fastrtps fastcdr foonathan_memory
     ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 
 if(EPROSIMA_TEST_DNS_NOT_SET_UP)
-    set(dns_filter "-ParticipantTests.SimpleParticipantRemoteServerListConfigurationDNS")
+    set(dns_filter "ParticipantTests.SimpleParticipantRemoteServerListConfigurationDNS")
+    message(STATUS "Ignoring tests: '${dns_filter}'")
 endif()
 
 add_gtest(ParticipantTests SOURCES ${PARTICIPANTTESTS_SOURCE} IGNORE ${dns_filter})
diff --git a/test/unittest/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/test/unittest/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 893eaeb519c..8cd3eca9286 100644
--- a/test/unittest/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/unittest/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -116,17 +116,10 @@ if(QNX)
 endif()
 if(EPROSIMA_TEST_DNS_NOT_SET_UP)
     set(IGNORE_COMMAND LocatorDNSTests)
+    message(STATUS "Ignoring tests: '${IGNORE_COMMAND}'")
 endif()
 add_gtest(LocatorTests SOURCES ${LOCATORTESTS_SOURCE} IGNORE ${IGNORE_COMMAND})
 unset(IGNORE_COMMAND)
-# Skip DNS related tests when not running on our CI
-if(NOT(EPROSIMA_BUILD))
-    message(STATUS "Ignoring DNS tests")
-    set(CTEST_CUSTOM_TESTS_IGNORE
-        ${CTEST_CUSTOM_TESTS_IGNORE}
-        LocatorDNSTests
-        )
-endif()
 
 add_executable(FixedSizeQueueTests ${FIXEDSIZEQUEUETESTS_SOURCE})
 target_include_directories(FixedSizeQueueTests PRIVATE