diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 508941ba4..7e2c16561 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 environment:
   matrix:
+  - TOXENV: "linting"
+    PYTEST_NO_COVERAGE: "1"
   - TOXENV: "py27"
   - TOXENV: "py34"
   - TOXENV: "py35"