diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a4c5d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# .coveragerc to control coverage.py
+[run]
+branch = True
+source = paramz
+omit = ./paramz/tests/*.py, travis_tests.py, setup.py, ./paramz/__version__.py
+
+[report]
+# Regexes for lines to exclude from consideration
+exclude_lines =
+    # Have to re-enable the standard pragma
+    pragma: no cover
+    
+
+    # Don't complain about missing debug-only code:
+    def __repr__
+    def __str__
+    if self\.debug
+
+    # Don't complain if tests don't hit defensive assertion code:
+    raise AssertionError
+    raise NotImplementedError
+    raise NotImplemented
+    except NotImplementedError
+    except NotImplemented
+    except AssertionError
+    except ImportError
+    pass
+
+    # Don't complain if non-runnable code isn't run:
+    if 0:
+    if __name__ == .__main__.:
+
+    # Don't fail on python3 catch clauses:
+    python3
+
+ignore_errors = True
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 93ec9ef9..261d6be0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ setup(name = 'GPy',
       include_package_data = True,
       py_modules = ['GPy.__init__'],
       test_suite = 'GPy.testing',
-      long_description=read_to_rst('README.md'),
+      #long_description=read_to_rst('README.md'),
       install_requires=['numpy>=1.7', 'scipy>=0.16', 'six', 'paramz'],
       extras_require = {'docs':['sphinx'],
                         'optional':['mpi4py',