2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 40c8eef3..3b8a3756 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ include COPYING
 include NEWS
 include extra/completion/alot-completion.zsh
 include extra/alot.desktop
-recursive-exclude tests *
+include tests
+recursive-exclude *
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a3f6f908..ecfb33af 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ setup(name='alot',
       author_email=alot.__author_email__,
       url=alot.__url__,
       license=alot.__copyright__,
-      packages=find_packages(),
+      packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests*']),
       package_data={'alot': [
                              'defaults/alot.rc.spec',
                              'defaults/notmuch.rc.spec',