diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fc3d8216..7d79ec5e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ cscope.out
 tools/lintstack.head.py
 tools/pylint_exceptions
 savanna/tests/cover
+savanna/tests/coverage.xml
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 89c49a17..2ef55f03 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ source-dir = doc/source
 [nosetests]
 cover-package=savanna
 cover-html=true
+cover-xml=true
+cover-xml-file=coverage.xml
 cover-erase=true
 cover-inclusive=true
 verbosity=3