diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index 7eb032f39..f5550cbad 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ sonar.exclusions=**/*_test.go,**/vendor/**,**/testdata/*
 
 sonar.tests=.
 sonar.test.inclusions=**/*_test.go
-sonar.test.exclusions=**/vendor/**
+sonar.test.exclusions=**/vendor/**,**/*_test.go
 sonar.go.coverage.reportPaths=./cover.out
 # =====================================================
 #   Meta-data for the project