diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
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+[run]
+branch = True
+source = storyboard
+omit =
+ */openstack/common/*
+ .tox/*
+ storyboard/tests/*
+
+[paths]
+source = storyboard
+
+[report]
+ignore-errors = True
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