diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
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+[run]
+include = rethinkdb/*
+
+[report]
+exclude_lines =
+    pragma: no cover
+
+    def __unicode__
+    def __repr__
+
+omit =
+    rethinkdb/version.py
+
+show_missing = True