diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1123ee1e6..3c6d802f0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	},
 	# download_url="https://github.com/vhdl/pyVHDLModel/tarball/0.1.0",
 
-	packages=setuptools_find_packages(),
+	packages=setuptools_find_packages(exclude=["tests", "tests.*",]),
 	classifiers=[
 		"License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
 		"Operating System :: OS Independent",
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/unit/__init__.py b/tests/unit/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb