diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 4161666025..cf062df2cc 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [run]
 omit =
-    tests/**/*.py
+    *tests*
     act/*version*py
     versioneer.py
     setup.py