diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fd3ec38079e5f89efb6f55752d44b45f2c3cb190..cb5ba461f25b5b786d0eab5e8b29a93de6d15388 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class PyTest(TestCommand):
         # import here, cause outside the eggs aren't loaded
         import pytest
         errno = pytest.main(self.pytest_args)
-        sys.exit(errno)
+        sys.exit(errno)                                # pragma: no cover
 
 
 def read(fname):