diff --git a/src/_balder/executor/testcase_executor.py b/src/_balder/executor/testcase_executor.py
index 6bdcf03..7ec82dc 100644
--- a/src/_balder/executor/testcase_executor.py
+++ b/src/_balder/executor/testcase_executor.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 import time
 import traceback
 
+from _balder.executor.basic_executor import BasicExecutor
 from _balder.fixture_execution_level import FixtureExecutionLevel
-from _balder.utils import inspect_method
+from _balder.previous_executor_mark import PreviousExecutorMark
 from _balder.testresult import ResultState, TestcaseResult
-from _balder.executor.basic_executor import BasicExecutor
+from _balder.utils import inspect_method
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from _balder.executor.variation_executor import VariationExecutor
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@ def __init__(self, testcase: callable, parent: VariationExecutor):
         # holds the raw test execution time in seconds
         self.test_execution_time_sec = 0
 
+        # determine prev_mark IGNORE/SKIP for the testcase
+        if self.should_be_skipped():
+            self.prev_mark = PreviousExecutorMark.SKIP
+        # always overwrite if it should be ignored
+        if self.should_be_ignored():
+            self.prev_mark = PreviousExecutorMark.IGNORE
+
     # ---------------------------------- STATIC METHODS ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
     # ---------------------------------- CLASS METHODS ----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/_balder/solver.py b/src/_balder/solver.py
index 69056a9..688a0d7 100644
--- a/src/_balder/solver.py
+++ b/src/_balder/solver.py
@@ -190,13 +190,6 @@ def get_executor_tree(self, plugin_manager: PluginManager, add_discarded=False)
                     cur_testcase_executor = TestcaseExecutor(cur_testcase, parent=variation_executor)
                     variation_executor.add_testcase_executor(cur_testcase_executor)
 
-                    # determine prev_mark IGNORE/SKIP for the testcase
-                    if cur_testcase_executor.should_be_skipped():
-                        cur_testcase_executor.prev_mark = PreviousExecutorMark.SKIP
-                    # always overwrite if it should be ignored
-                    if cur_testcase_executor.should_be_ignored():
-                        cur_testcase_executor.prev_mark = PreviousExecutorMark.IGNORE
-
         # now filter all elements that have no child elements
         #   -> these are items that have no valid matching, because no variation can be applied for it (there are no
         #      required :class:`Feature` matching or there exists no possible routing for the variation)