diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index a9f19ca667..9ea1e62ad4 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ bad-names=foo,bar,baz,toto,tutu,tata
 
 # Regular expression which should only match functions or classes name which do
 # not require a docstring
-no-docstring-rgx=__.*__
+no-docstring-rgx=(__.*__|test_.*)
 
 
 [MISCELLANEOUS]