diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 9dfac6599..9edd39872 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [report]
 fail_under = 91
+exclude_lines =
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+
 
 [run]
 source = pystac