diff --git a/buildstockbatch/cloud/docker_base.py b/buildstockbatch/cloud/docker_base.py
index 35506226..25ceaef9 100644
--- a/buildstockbatch/cloud/docker_base.py
+++ b/buildstockbatch/cloud/docker_base.py
@@ -314,7 +314,10 @@ def _prep_jobs_for_batch(self, tmppath):
         self.validate_buildstock_csv(self.project_filename, df)
         building_ids = df.index.tolist()
         n_datapoints = len(building_ids)
-        n_sims = n_datapoints * (len(self.cfg.get("upgrades", [])) + 1)
+        if self.skip_baseline_sims:
+            n_sims = n_datapoints * len(self.cfg.get("upgrades", []))
+        else:
+            n_sims = n_datapoints * (len(self.cfg.get("upgrades", [])) + 1)
         logger.debug("Total number of simulations = {}".format(n_sims))
 
         # This is the maximum number of jobs that can be in an array
@@ -327,9 +330,12 @@ def _prep_jobs_for_batch(self, tmppath):
         logger.debug("Number of simulations per array job = {}".format(n_sims_per_job))
 
         # Create list of (building ID, upgrade to apply) pairs for all simulations to run.
-        baseline_sims = zip(building_ids, itertools.repeat(None))
         upgrade_sims = itertools.product(building_ids, range(len(self.cfg.get("upgrades", []))))
-        all_sims = list(itertools.chain(baseline_sims, upgrade_sims))
+        if not self.skip_baseline_sims:
+            baseline_sims = zip(building_ids, itertools.repeat(None))
+            all_sims = list(itertools.chain(baseline_sims, upgrade_sims))
+        else:
+            all_sims = list(upgrade_sims)
         random.shuffle(all_sims)
         all_sims_iter = iter(all_sims)
 
diff --git a/buildstockbatch/test/test_docker_base.py b/buildstockbatch/test/test_docker_base.py
index d7194f92..58799ec5 100644
--- a/buildstockbatch/test/test_docker_base.py
+++ b/buildstockbatch/test/test_docker_base.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import pathlib
+import pytest
 import shutil
 import tarfile
 import tempfile
@@ -18,6 +19,29 @@
 resources_dir = os.path.join(here, "test_inputs", "test_openstudio_buildstock", "resources")
 
 
+@docker_available
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("skip_baseline_sims,expected", [(False, 10), (True, 5)])
+def test_skip_baseline_sims(basic_residential_project_file, mocker, skip_baseline_sims, expected):
+    """Test "skip_sims" baseline configuration's effect on ``n_sims``"""
+    update_args = {"baseline": {"skip_sims": True}} if skip_baseline_sims else {}
+    project_filename, results_dir = basic_residential_project_file(update_args)
+
+    mocker.patch.object(DockerBatchBase, "results_dir", results_dir)
+    sampler_property_mock = mocker.patch.object(DockerBatchBase, "sampler", new_callable=PropertyMock)
+    sampler_mock = mocker.MagicMock()
+    sampler_property_mock.return_value = sampler_mock
+    # Hard-coded sampling output includes 5 buildings.
+    sampler_mock.run_sampling = MagicMock(return_value=os.path.join(resources_dir, "buildstock_good.csv"))
+
+    dbb = DockerBatchBase(project_filename)
+    dbb.batch_array_size = 3
+    DockerBatchBase.validate_project = MagicMock(return_value=True)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bsb_") as tmpdir:
+        _, batch_info = dbb._run_batch_prep(pathlib.Path(tmpdir))
+        assert batch_info.n_sims == expected
+
+
 @docker_available
 def test_run_batch_prep(basic_residential_project_file, mocker):
     """Test that samples are created and bundled into batches correctly."""