diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b72f9be2..3fb9534b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *~
+.testrepository
 *.swp
diff --git a/.testr.conf b/.testr.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e77dcc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.testr.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+test_command=python -m subunit.run discover . $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
+test_id_option=--load-list $IDFILE
+test_list_option=--list
+