diff --git a/tester.py b/tester.py
index bdb2db922134e5170421a5a49cc0cc4a6cd10078..87d8a3164c94df7f11c7662139348e5bb97e6168 100755
--- a/tester.py
+++ b/tester.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ class Tester():
 
     def discover_tests(self, basic_only=False, msuser=None):
         ignored_tests = utils.get_conf('TESTER_IGNORED_TESTS', '').split(',')
+        ignored_tests.append("__init__.py")
         # Get standard tests
         path = os.path.join(self.root_dir, 'tests')
         if not os.path.isdir(path):