diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b02383bae3b55..d0bc9927501d5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,17 @@ test = pytest
 # using yield with parametrize
 addopts =
     --doctest-modules
+    --doctest-glob='*.rst'
     --disable-pytest-warnings
+    --ignore=benchmarks/
+    --ignore=examples/
+    --ignore=setup.py
+    --ignore=doc/conf.py
+    --ignore=doc/sphinxext/
+    --ignore=doc/tutorial/text_analytics/
+    --ignore=doc/tutorial/machine_learning_map/
+    --ignore=doc/auto_examples/
+    --ignore=doc/_build/
     -rs
 
 [wheelhouse_uploader]