diff --git a/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py b/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
index e266f0a6..b5cd85a2 100755
--- a/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
@@ -146,11 +146,12 @@ class Classifier():
         es_query = qb.generic(query, facet=facet)
         return self.es.search(es_query, size=size)
 
-    def classify(self, change_number, patch_number, comment):
+    def classify(self, change_number, patch_number, comment,
+                 skip_resolved=True):
         """Returns either empty list or list with matched bugs."""
         self.log.debug("Entering classify")
         #Reload each time
-        self.queries = loader.load(self.queries_dir)
+        self.queries = loader.load(self.queries_dir, skip_resolved)
         #Wait till Elastic search is ready
         self.log.debug("checking if ElasticSearch is ready")
         if not self._is_ready(change_number, patch_number, comment):
diff --git a/elastic_recheck/loader.py b/elastic_recheck/loader.py
index 84ade1c6..dd80d223 100644
--- a/elastic_recheck/loader.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/loader.py
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ A set of utility methods to load queries for elastic recheck.
 """
 
 import glob
+import logging
 import os.path
 import yaml
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger('recheckwatchbot')
 
-def load(directory='queries'):
+
+def load(directory='queries', skip_resolved=True):
     """Load queries from a set of yaml files in a directory."""
     bugs = glob.glob("%s/*.yaml" % directory)
     data = []
@@ -30,5 +33,9 @@ def load(directory='queries'):
         bugnum = os.path.basename(fname).rstrip('.yaml')
         query = yaml.load(open(fname).read())
         query['bug'] = bugnum
-        data.append(query)
+        if skip_resolved and 'resolved_at' in query:
+            LOG.debug('Skipping Bug : %s as it was resolved at %s'
+                      % (query['bug'], query['resolved_at']))
+        else:
+            data.append(query)
     return data
diff --git a/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/test_classifier.py b/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/test_classifier.py
index cd3f9fc4..ac7ebe74 100644
--- a/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/test_classifier.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/test_classifier.py
@@ -18,14 +18,19 @@ from elastic_recheck import results
 from elastic_recheck import tests
 
 
-def fake_queries(*args):
-    return [
+def fake_queries(directory='queries', skip_resolved=True):
+    queries = [
         {'query': '@message:"fake query" AND @fields.filename:"fake"\n',
          'bug': 1226337},
         {'query': 'magic query',
          'bug': 1234567},
         {'query': '@message:"fake_query3" AND @fields.filename:"fake"\n',
          'bug': 1235437}]
+    if not skip_resolved:
+        queries.append({'query': 'magic query',
+                        'bug': 1252514,
+                        'resolved_at': 'Tue Dec 10 12:08:42 EST 2013'})
+    return queries
 
 
 def _fake_search(query, size=None):
@@ -96,3 +101,16 @@ class TestClassifier(tests.TestCase):
             '-devstack-vm-postgres-full/99bb8f6'
         )
         self.assertEqual(bug_numbers, [1234567])
+
+    def test_classify_without_skipping_resolved_bugs(self):
+        self.stubs.Set(self.classifier.es, 'search', _fake_search)
+        self.stubs.Set(self.classifier, '_urls_match', _fake_urls_match)
+        self.stubs.Set(self.classifier, '_is_ready', _fake_is_ready)
+        bug_numbers = self.classifier.classify(
+            '47463',
+            '3',
+            ' blah http://logs.openstack.org/63/47463/3/gate/gate-tempest'
+            '-devstack-vm-postgres-full/99bb8f6',
+            False
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(bug_numbers, [1234567, 1252514])