diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 5028a83..0e65e01 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ include LICENSE.txt
 include CONTRIBUTORS.txt
 include avatar/media/avatar/img/default.jpg
 recursive-include docs *
-recursive-include tests *
 recursive-include avatar/templates *.html *.txt
 recursive-include avatar/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES *.mo *.po
+recursive-exclude tests *