diff --git a/t4_devkit/sanity/reference/ref201.py b/t4_devkit/sanity/reference/ref201.py
index 25b8b756..168ebd86 100644
--- a/t4_devkit/sanity/reference/ref201.py
+++ b/t4_devkit/sanity/reference/ref201.py
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ def check(self, context: SanityContext) -> list[Reason] | None:
         return [
             Reason(f"File not found: {record['filename']}")
             for record in records
-            if not data_root.joinpath(record["filename"]).exists()
+            if record.get("is_valid", True) and not data_root.joinpath(record["filename"]).exists()
         ] or None
diff --git a/t4_devkit/sanity/reference/ref202.py b/t4_devkit/sanity/reference/ref202.py
index 9fb3da5b..a0c45486 100644
--- a/t4_devkit/sanity/reference/ref202.py
+++ b/t4_devkit/sanity/reference/ref202.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def check(self, context: SanityContext) -> list[Reason] | None:
         return [
             Reason(f"File not found: {record['info_filename']}")
             for record in records
-            if record.get("info_filename") is not None
+            if record.get("is_valid", True)
+            and record.get("info_filename") is not None
             and not data_root.joinpath(record["info_filename"]).exists()
         ] or None