diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index c47c71c16bff4011c16253e830e5cdee2a89bd3b..eaf007dcc18d0e8b6d6b25d00353a6aad9989c48 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [run]
+branch = True
 source = neo
 omit =
     neo/debug.py