diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 743d32f3..b0aa351c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ doc/build
 doc/source/api/
 ChangeLog
 AUTHORS
+cover/
diff --git a/cloudinit/logging.py b/cloudinit/logging.py
index f3baa31e..59656922 100644
--- a/cloudinit/logging.py
+++ b/cloudinit/logging.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class _BlatherLoggerAdapter(logging.LoggerAdapter):
 
 
 # TODO(harlowja): we should remove when we no longer have to support 2.6...
-if sys.version_info[0:2] == (2, 6):
+if sys.version_info[0:2] == (2, 6):  # pragma: nocover
 
     class _FixedBlatherLoggerAdapter(_BlatherLoggerAdapter):
         """Ensures isEnabledFor() exists on adapters that are created."""
diff --git a/cloudinit/url_helper.py b/cloudinit/url_helper.py
index 7f204bb5..423cb08b 100644
--- a/cloudinit/url_helper.py
+++ b/cloudinit/url_helper.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import time
 
 try:
     from time import monotonic as now
-except ImportError:
+except ImportError:  # pragma: nocover
     from time import time as now
 
 import requests
diff --git a/cloudinit/version.py b/cloudinit/version.py
index 29485a84..a153e67e 100644
--- a/cloudinit/version.py
+++ b/cloudinit/version.py
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ try:
     from pbr import version as pbr_version
     _version_info = pbr_version.VersionInfo('cloudinit')
     version_string = _version_info.version_string
-except ImportError:
+except ImportError:  # pragma: nocover
     _version_info = pkg_resources.get_distribution('cloudinit')
     version_string = lambda: _version_info.version