diff --git a/tests/phpunit.xml b/tests/phpunit.xml
index 86b7b60..3956445 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit.xml
+++ b/tests/phpunit.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
    <directory suffix=".php">../src/SemanticScuttle/</directory>
    <directory suffix=".php">../data/templates/</directory>
    <directory suffix=".php">../www/</directory>
+   <exclude>
+    <directory suffix=".php">../src/SemanticScuttle/db/</directory>
+   </exclude>
   </whitelist>
  </filter>
 </phpunit>
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