diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4fb105e..5ae9a1d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,3 +6,10 @@ tag_svn_revision = 1
 [aliases]
 release = egg_info -RDb ''
 
+[nosetests]
+detailed-errors=1
+with-coverage=1
+cover-package=gnuviechadmin
+pdb=1
+pdb-failures=1
+verbosity=3