diff --git a/tests/run_tests.py b/tests/run_tests.py
index 837ae2ff6..12e6632ce 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tests/run_tests.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ set(CTEST_UPDATE_COMMAND "git")
 set(CTEST_CONFIGURE_COMMAND "${{CMAKE_COMMAND}} -H${{CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY}} -B${{CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}} ${{CTEST_BUILD_OPTIONS}}")
 set(CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_COMMAND "{valgrind_cmd}")
 set(CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_COMMAND_OPTIONS "--tool=memcheck --leak-check=yes --show-reachable=yes --num-callers=20 --track-fds=yes")
+set(CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_SUPPRESSIONS_FILE ${{CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY}}/../tests/valgrind.supp)
 set(MEM_CHECK {mem_check})
 set(ENV{{MEM_CHECK}} ${{MEM_CHECK}})
 
diff --git a/tests/valgrind.supp b/tests/valgrind.supp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad302c539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/valgrind.supp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{
+   Create HDF5 statepoint file 
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   fun:H5_build_extpath
+   fun:H5F_open
+   fun:H5Fcreate
+   fun:h5fcreate_c_
+   fun:__h5f_MOD_h5fcreate_f
+   fun:__hdf5_interface_MOD_hdf5_file_create
+   fun:__output_interface_MOD_file_create
+   fun:__state_point_MOD_write_state_point
+   fun:__eigenvalue_MOD_finalize_batch
+   fun:__eigenvalue_MOD_run_eigenvalue
+   fun:MAIN__
+   fun:main
+}
+{
+   Open HDF5 statepoint file
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   fun:H5_build_extpath
+   fun:H5F_open
+   fun:H5Fopen
+   fun:h5fopen_c_
+   fun:__h5f_MOD_h5fopen_f
+   fun:__hdf5_interface_MOD_hdf5_file_open
+   fun:__output_interface_MOD_file_open
+   fun:__state_point_MOD_write_source_point
+   fun:__eigenvalue_MOD_finalize_batch
+   fun:__eigenvalue_MOD_run_eigenvalue
+   fun:MAIN__
+   fun:main
+}
+{
+   Create HDF5 summary file
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   fun:H5_build_extpath
+   fun:H5F_open
+   fun:H5Fcreate
+   fun:h5fcreate_c_
+   fun:__h5f_MOD_h5fcreate_f
+   fun:__hdf5_interface_MOD_hdf5_file_create
+   fun:__output_interface_MOD_file_create
+   fun:__hdf5_summary_MOD_hdf5_write_summary
+   fun:__initialize_MOD_initialize_run
+   fun:MAIN__
+   fun:main
+}
+{
+   Create HDF5 track file
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   fun:H5_build_extpath
+   fun:H5F_open
+   fun:H5Fcreate
+   fun:h5fcreate_c_
+   fun:__h5f_MOD_h5fcreate_f
+   fun:__hdf5_interface_MOD_hdf5_file_create
+   fun:__output_interface_MOD_file_create
+   fun:__track_output_MOD_finalize_particle_track
+   fun:__tracking_MOD_transport
+   fun:__eigenvalue_MOD_run_eigenvalue
+   fun:MAIN__
+   fun:main
+}