diff --git a/tools/coveragerc b/tools/coveragerc
index a9cb67c82d..8e5ff3c32c 100644
--- a/tools/coveragerc
+++ b/tools/coveragerc
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ omit =
     */zulip-venv-cache/*
     */migrations/*
     */management/commands/*
+    tools/test-backend
+    zerver/lib/test_fixtures.py
+    zerver/lib/test_runner.py
+    scripts/lib/zulip_tools.py