diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68a0c53..5a05e6b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 .coverage
 .testrepository
 .tox
+.stestr
 .venv
 .idea
 AUTHORS
diff --git a/.stestr.conf b/.stestr.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..759f1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.stestr.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+test_path=./sahara/tests
+top_dir=./