diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 35a1059..28f501e 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ omit =
     */templates/*
     */static/*
     */examples/*
+    tests/*
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b88034e..08aedd7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [metadata]
-description-file = README.md
+description_file = README.md
diff --git a/tests/v2/__init__.py b/tests/v2/__init__.py
index 55b9453..0514900 100644
--- a/tests/v2/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/v2/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import os
 import unittest
 from click.testing import CliRunner
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@
 from virl2_client import ClientLibrary
 
 
+# set to warning to hide unwanted HTTP requests
+logger = logging.getLogger("httpx")
+logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
+
 def setup_cml_environ():
     os.environ["VIRL_HOST"] = "localhost"
     os.environ["VIRL_USERNAME"] = "admin"