diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f3ed75ef99d4..3fb1a838ca9d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ progress =
 
 [tool:pytest]
 python_classes =
+python_files =
+    run_unittests.py
+