diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index ba71901fc96bcb201edb184603912c3e89e76ca9..908b3331ae1226eb124718cec933737987bc04ac 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [pytest]
-norecursedirs = .git .* *.egg* old docs dist build
+norecursedirs = .git .* *.egg* old docs dist build examples
 addopts = -rw --doctest-modules