diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 12ca3e4..45ee2dc 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ upload-dir = docs/_build/html
 show-response = 1
 
 [tool:pytest]
+addopts = --doctest-ignore-import-errors
 minversion = 2.2
 norecursedirs = build docs/_build wrappers cextern
 pep8ignore = E501 W391