diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index edf65f3..aa6e6c3 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ recursive-include sigal/themes *
 prune sigal/themes/.sass-cache
 prune sigal/themes/colorbox/static/css/.sass-cache
 prune sigal/themes/galleria/static/css/.sass-cache
-recursive-include tests/sample *
+recursive-exclude tests *
+include tests/sample/sigal.conf.py