diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a0f7ef4..37bfedd8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ pip-delete-this-directory.txt
 # Unit test / coverage reports
 htmlcov/
 .tox/
-.coverage
+.coverage*
+!.coveragerc
 .cache
 nosetests.xml
 coverage.xml