diff --git a/pyrelacs/repros/repros.py b/pyrelacs/repros/repros.py
index 3067e09..fd197b8 100644
--- a/pyrelacs/repros/repros.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/repros/repros.py
@@ -44,10 +44,15 @@ class Repro:
                 else:
                     raise AttributeError(f"{file.name} has no {name} class")
 
-    def names_of_repros(self) -> Tuple[list, list]:
+    def names_of_repros(self, include_repros: list[str]) -> Tuple[list, list]:
         """
         Searches for class names in the repro folder in all python files
 
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        include_repros : list[str]
+            List of repros to include in the pyrelacs instance
+
         Returns
         -------
         Tuple[list, list]
@@ -73,4 +78,7 @@ class Repro:
                 repro_names.extend(class_name)
                 file_names.append(python_file)
             file.close()
+
+        repro_names = [r for r in repro_names if r in include_repros]
+        file_names = [f for r, f in zip(repro_names, file_names) if r in include_repros]
         return repro_names, file_names