diff --git a/macros/edr/materializations/test/test.sql b/macros/edr/materializations/test/test.sql
index 04897db2d..d22911f0e 100644
--- a/macros/edr/materializations/test/test.sql
+++ b/macros/edr/materializations/test/test.sql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 {% endmaterialization %}
 
 {% macro materialize_test(materialization_macro) %}
-  {% if not elementary.is_elementary_enabled() %}
+  {% if not elementary.should_collect_test_results() %}
     {% do return(materialization_macro()) %}
   {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/macros/edr/system/configuration/should_collect_test_results.sql b/macros/edr/system/configuration/should_collect_test_results.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..953426763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macros/edr/system/configuration/should_collect_test_results.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{% macro should_collect_test_results() %}
+  {#
+    Determine if Elementary should collect and cache test results.
+    We skip collection if:
+    1. We are NOT in the execution phase (compilation/parsing).
+    2. Elementary infrastructure is not configured.
+    3. Test results collection is explicitly disabled via config.
+    4. This is an EDR CLI run (initialization is skipped in on_run_start).
+  #}
+  {% set is_enabled = elementary.is_elementary_enabled() %}
+  {% set tests_results_enabled = not elementary.get_config_var('disable_tests_results') %}
+  {% set edr_cli_run = elementary.get_config_var('edr_cli_run') %}
+
+  {% set should_collect = execute and is_enabled and tests_results_enabled and not edr_cli_run %}
+  {% do return(should_collect) %}
+{% endmacro %}