diff --git a/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py b/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
index cbfb021..52377b0 100644
--- a/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
+++ b/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class AutopkgtestPolicy(BasePolicy):
                     self.logger.info('%s is uninstallable on arch %s, not running autopkgtest there', source_name, arch)
                     excuse.addinfo("uninstallable on arch %s, not running autopkgtest there" % arch)
                 else:
-                    self.request_tests_for_source(item, arch, source_data_srcdist, pkg_arch_result)
+                    self.request_tests_for_source(item, arch, source_data_srcdist, pkg_arch_result, excuse)
 
             # add test result details to Excuse
             cloud_url = self.options.adt_ci_url + "packages/%(h)s/%(s)s/%(r)s/%(a)s"
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class AutopkgtestPolicy(BasePolicy):
 
         return False
 
-    def request_tests_for_source(self, item, arch, source_data_srcdist, pkg_arch_result):
+    def request_tests_for_source(self, item, arch, source_data_srcdist, pkg_arch_result, excuse):
         pkg_universe = self.britney.pkg_universe
         target_suite = self.suite_info.target_suite
         source_suite = item.suite
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ class AutopkgtestPolicy(BasePolicy):
         source_name = item.package
         source_version = source_data_srcdist.version
         # request tests (unless they were already requested earlier or have a result)
-        tests = self.tests_for_source(source_name, source_version, arch)
+        tests = self.tests_for_source(source_name, source_version, arch, excuse)
         is_huge = False
         try:
             is_huge = len(tests) > int(self.options.adt_huge)
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ class AutopkgtestPolicy(BasePolicy):
             (result, real_ver, run_id, url) = self.pkg_test_result(testsrc, testver, arch, trigger)
             pkg_arch_result[(testsrc, real_ver)][arch] = (result, run_id, url)
 
-    def tests_for_source(self, src, ver, arch):
+    def tests_for_source(self, src, ver, arch, excuse):
         '''Iterate over all tests that should be run for given source and arch'''
 
         source_suite = self.suite_info.primary_source_suite
@@ -642,8 +642,10 @@ class AutopkgtestPolicy(BasePolicy):
             return []
 
         # we want to test the package itself, if it still has a test in unstable
+        # but only if the package actually exists on this arch
         srcinfo = source_suite.sources[src]
-        if 'autopkgtest' in srcinfo.testsuite or self.has_autodep8(srcinfo):
+        if ('autopkgtest' in srcinfo.testsuite or self.has_autodep8(srcinfo)) and \
+           len(excuse.packages[arch]) > 0:
             reported_pkgs.add(src)
             tests.append((src, ver))
 
diff --git a/tests/test_policy.py b/tests/test_policy.py
index 80bdd59..e6d4f80 100644
--- a/tests/test_policy.py
+++ b/tests/test_policy.py
@@ -68,8 +68,11 @@ def initialize_policy(test_name, policy_class, *args, **kwargs):
     return policy
 
 
-def create_excuse(name):
-    return Excuse(name)
+def create_excuse(name, pkgs):
+    excuse = Excuse(name)
+    for pkg_id in pkgs:
+        excuse.add_package(pkg_id)
+    return excuse
 
 
 def create_source_package(name, version, section='devel', binaries=None):
@@ -100,11 +103,11 @@ def create_bin_package(pkg_id, source_name=None, depends=None, conflicts=None):
         )
 
 
-def create_policy_objects(source_name, target_version='1.0', source_version='2.0'):
+def create_policy_objects(source_name, target_version='1.0', source_version='2.0', pkgs={}):
     return (
         create_source_package(source_name, target_version),
         create_source_package(source_name, source_version),
-        create_excuse(source_name),
+        create_excuse(source_name, pkgs),
     )
 
 
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ def apply_src_policy(policy, expected_verdict, src_name, *, suite='unstable', ta
     if src_name in suite_info[suite].sources:
         src_u = suite_info[suite].sources[src_name]
         src_t = suite_info.target_suite.sources.get(src_name)
-        _, _, excuse = create_policy_objects(src_name)
+        _, _, excuse = create_policy_objects(src_name, pkgs=src_u.binaries)
     else:
         src_t, src_u, excuse = create_policy_objects(src_name, target_version, source_version)
     suite_info.target_suite.sources[src_name] = src_t