diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
index 927a674c7..070c55313 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ exclude = docs
 
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_pytest == 'y' %}
 [tool:pytest]
-collect_ignore = ['setup.py']
+addopts = --ignore=setup.py
 {%- endif %}