diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index edd4c135..82fa395c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ executes without a `ModuleNotFoundError`, you have successfully installed
 
     $ python -c 'import gnpy' # attempt to import gnpy
 
+    $ cd oopt-gnpy
+    $ pytest                  # run tests
+
 Instructions for First Use
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ceab942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[pytest]
+addopts = -p no:warnings