diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b07b017..55b4a74f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ pip-delete-this-directory.txt
 # Unit test / coverage reports
 htmlcov/
 .tox/
+.coverage
 .coverage.*
 .cache
 nosetests.xml