diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index c7c036c..98efdc2 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -3,3 +3,11 @@
 omit =
     */python?.?/*
     */site-packages/nose/*
+
+exclude_lines =
+    # Have to re-enable the standard pragma
+    pragma: no cover
+
+    # Python 2/3 compatibility
+    except ImportError
+    sys.version_info