diff --git a/bazel/aquery_test.go b/bazel/aquery_test.go
index 68fdd68..19a584f 100644
--- a/bazel/aquery_test.go
+++ b/bazel/aquery_test.go
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@
 		return
 	}
 	actualbuildStatements, actualDepsets, _ := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
-	var expectedBuildStatements []BuildStatement
+	var expectedBuildStatements []*BuildStatement
 	for _, arch := range []string{"arm", "arm64", "x86", "x86_64"} {
 		expectedBuildStatements = append(expectedBuildStatements,
-			BuildStatement{
+			&BuildStatement{
 				Command: fmt.Sprintf(
 					"/bin/bash -c 'source ../bazel_tools/tools/genrule/genrule-setup.sh; ../sourceroot/bionic/libc/tools/gensyscalls.py %s ../sourceroot/bionic/libc/SYSCALLS.TXT > bazel-out/sourceroot/k8-fastbuild/bin/bionic/libc/syscalls-%s.S'",
 					arch, arch),
@@ -487,8 +487,8 @@
 	}
 	actualbuildStatements, actualDepsets, _ := AqueryBuildStatements(data, &metrics.EventHandler{})
 
-	expectedBuildStatements := []BuildStatement{
-		{
+	expectedBuildStatements := []*BuildStatement{
+		&BuildStatement{
 			Command:      "/bin/bash -c 'touch bazel-out/sourceroot/k8-fastbuild/bin/testpkg/test_out'",
 			OutputPaths:  []string{"bazel-out/sourceroot/k8-fastbuild/bin/testpkg/test_out"},
 			Mnemonic:     "Action",
@@ -545,8 +545,8 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
 	}
-	assertBuildStatements(t, []BuildStatement{
-		{
+	assertBuildStatements(t, []*BuildStatement{
+		&BuildStatement{
 			Command:      "",
 			OutputPaths:  []string{"foo.runfiles/MANIFEST"},
 			Mnemonic:     "SymlinkTree",
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
 		t.Errorf("dependency ../dep2 expected but not found")
 	}
 
-	expectedBuildStatement := BuildStatement{
+	expectedBuildStatement := &BuildStatement{
 		Command:      "bogus command",
 		OutputPaths:  []string{"output"},
 		Mnemonic:     "x",
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@
 		return
 	}
 
-	expectedBuildStatement := BuildStatement{
+	expectedBuildStatement := &BuildStatement{
 		Command:     "bogus command",
 		OutputPaths: []string{"output"},
 		Mnemonic:    "x",
@@ -757,8 +757,8 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
 	}
-	if expected := 1; len(actualBuildStatements) != expected {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected %d build statements, got %d", expected, len(actualBuildStatements))
+	if expected := 2; len(actualBuildStatements) != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %d build statements, got %d %#v", expected, len(actualBuildStatements), actualBuildStatements)
 	}
 
 	expectedDepsetFiles := [][]string{
@@ -783,6 +783,11 @@
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(actualFlattenedInputs, expectedFlattenedInputs) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected flattened inputs %v, but got %v", expectedFlattenedInputs, actualFlattenedInputs)
 	}
+
+	bs = actualBuildStatements[1]
+	if bs != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected nil action for skipped")
+	}
 }
 
 // Returns the contents of given depsets in concatenated post order.
@@ -856,8 +861,8 @@
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
 	}
 
-	expectedBuildStatements := []BuildStatement{
-		{
+	expectedBuildStatements := []*BuildStatement{
+		&BuildStatement{
 			Command: "mkdir -p one/symlink_subdir && " +
 				"rm -f one/symlink_subdir/symlink && " +
 				"ln -sf $PWD/one/file_subdir/file one/symlink_subdir/symlink",
@@ -904,8 +909,8 @@
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
 	}
 
-	expectedBuildStatements := []BuildStatement{
-		{
+	expectedBuildStatements := []*BuildStatement{
+		&BuildStatement{
 			Command: "mkdir -p 'one/symlink subdir' && " +
 				"rm -f 'one/symlink subdir/symlink' && " +
 				"ln -sf $PWD/'one/file subdir/file' 'one/symlink subdir/symlink'",
@@ -1014,8 +1019,8 @@
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
 	}
 
-	expectedBuildStatements := []BuildStatement{
-		{
+	expectedBuildStatements := []*BuildStatement{
+		&BuildStatement{
 			Command: "/bin/bash -c 'echo \"Test template substitutions: abcd, python3\" | sed \"s/\\\\\\\\n/\\\\n/g\" > template_file && " +
 				"chmod a+x template_file'",
 			OutputPaths:  []string{"template_file"},
@@ -1084,8 +1089,8 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
 	}
-	assertBuildStatements(t, []BuildStatement{
-		{
+	assertBuildStatements(t, []*BuildStatement{
+		&BuildStatement{
 			OutputPaths:  []string{"foo.manifest"},
 			Mnemonic:     "FileWrite",
 			FileContents: "file data\n",
@@ -1122,8 +1127,8 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %q", err)
 	}
-	assertBuildStatements(t, []BuildStatement{
-		{
+	assertBuildStatements(t, []*BuildStatement{
+		&BuildStatement{
 			OutputPaths:  []string{"foo.manifest"},
 			Mnemonic:     "SourceSymlinkManifest",
 			SymlinkPaths: []string{},
@@ -1142,7 +1147,7 @@
 
 // Asserts that the given actual build statements match the given expected build statements.
 // Build statement equivalence is determined using buildStatementEquals.
-func assertBuildStatements(t *testing.T, expected []BuildStatement, actual []BuildStatement) {
+func assertBuildStatements(t *testing.T, expected []*BuildStatement, actual []*BuildStatement) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if len(expected) != len(actual) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %d build statements, but got %d,\n expected: %#v,\n actual: %#v",
@@ -1150,8 +1155,13 @@
 		return
 	}
 	type compareFn = func(i int, j int) bool
-	byCommand := func(slice []BuildStatement) compareFn {
+	byCommand := func(slice []*BuildStatement) compareFn {
 		return func(i int, j int) bool {
+			if slice[i] == nil {
+				return false
+			} else if slice[j] == nil {
+				return false
+			}
 			return slice[i].Command < slice[j].Command
 		}
 	}
@@ -1167,7 +1177,10 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func buildStatementEquals(first BuildStatement, second BuildStatement) string {
+func buildStatementEquals(first *BuildStatement, second *BuildStatement) string {
+	if (first == nil) != (second == nil) {
+		return "Nil"
+	}
 	if first.Mnemonic != second.Mnemonic {
 		return "Mnemonic"
 	}