diff --git a/redistat.gemspec b/redistat.gemspec
index 7f958c8..b01b444 100644
--- a/redistat.gemspec
+++ b/redistat.gemspec
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake', '>= 0.8.7'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '>= 2.1.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'yard', '>= 0.6.3'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '>= 0.6.1'
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 21210e4..5d751d7 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__))
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
 
+require 'simplecov'
+SimpleCov.start do
+  add_filter '/spec'
+  add_filter '/vendor'
+end
+
 # require stuff
 require 'redistat'
 require 'rspec'