diff --git a/internal/scripts/sonarqube/sonar-project.properties b/internal/scripts/sonarqube/sonar-project.properties
index ca8e0842b..d1ed593a8 100644
--- a/internal/scripts/sonarqube/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/internal/scripts/sonarqube/sonar-project.properties
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ sonar.projectName=SONAR_PROJECT_NAME
 sonar.projectVersion=SONAR_PROJECT_VERSION
 sonar.branch.name=SONAR_BRANCH_NAME
 sonar.sources=docs,internal,manage_externals,metplus,parm,produtil,ush
+sonar.coverage.exclusions=internal/tests/**
 sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8
 
 # SonarQube server