diff --git a/krkn/scenario_plugins/time_actions/time_actions_scenario_plugin.py b/krkn/scenario_plugins/time_actions/time_actions_scenario_plugin.py
index 0ba97d2a..6e626a40 100644
--- a/krkn/scenario_plugins/time_actions/time_actions_scenario_plugin.py
+++ b/krkn/scenario_plugins/time_actions/time_actions_scenario_plugin.py
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ class TimeActionsScenarioPlugin(AbstractScenarioPlugin):
                 node_names = scenario["object_name"]
             elif "label_selector" in scenario.keys() and scenario["label_selector"]:
                 node_names = kubecli.list_nodes(scenario["label_selector"])
+                # going to filter out nodes with the exclude_label if it is provided
+                if "exclude_label" in scenario.keys() and scenario["exclude_label"]:
+                    excluded_nodes = kubleci.list_nodes(scenario["exclude_label"])
+                    node_names = [node for node in node_names if node not in excluded_nodes]
             for node in node_names:
                 self.skew_node(node, scenario["action"], kubecli)
                 logging.info("Reset date/time on node " + str(node))
@@ -189,6 +193,10 @@ class TimeActionsScenarioPlugin(AbstractScenarioPlugin):
                     counter += 1
             elif "label_selector" in scenario.keys() and scenario["label_selector"]:
                 pod_names = kubecli.get_all_pods(scenario["label_selector"])
+                # and here filter out the pods with exclude_label if it is provided
+                if "exclude_label" in scenario.keys() and scenario["exclude_label"]:
+                    excluded_pods = kubleci.get_all_pods(scenario["exclude_label"])
+                    pod_names = [pod for pod in pod_names if pod not in excluded_pods]
 
             if len(pod_names) == 0:
                 logging.info(