diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index da3e8715..d891902d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ dist/*
 build/*
 html/*
 *.egg*
+cover/*
 .coverage
 rdserver.txt
 python-troveclient.iml
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index d5bfc3e4..dcbe47ac 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 hacking>=0.8.0,<0.9
+coverage>=3.6
 discover
 oslosphinx>=2.2.0  # Apache-2.0
 requests-mock>=0.5.1  # Apache-2.0