diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index caae3e081b6ca..9b8c7cec25c2a 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@
 [build_sphinx]
 source-dir = doc/
 build-dir  = doc/_build
+
+[tool:pytest]
+addopts = --ignore=scripts