diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -12,6 +12,21 @@ omit =
     kallithea/config/post_receive_tmpl.py
     kallithea/config/pre_receive_tmpl.py
 
+# same omit lines should be present in sections 'run' and 'report'
+[report]
+omit =
+    # the bin scripts are not part of the Kallithea web app
+    kallithea/bin/*
+    # we ship with no active extensions
+    kallithea/config/rcextensions/*
+    # dbmigrate is not a part of the Kallithea web app
+    kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/*
+    # the tests themselves should not be part of the coverage report
+    kallithea/tests/*
+    # the scm hooks are not run in the kallithea process
+    kallithea/config/post_receive_tmpl.py
+    kallithea/config/pre_receive_tmpl.py
+
 [paths]
 source =
     kallithea/