diff --git a/_pytest/config.py b/_pytest/config.py
index 2becdc91c..d5899368f 100644
--- a/_pytest/config.py
+++ b/_pytest/config.py
@@ -399,7 +399,9 @@ class Config(object):
             return self._getconftest(name, path, check=False)
 
     def getvalueorskip(self, name, path=None):
-        """ (deprecated) return getvalue(name) or call py.test.skip if no value exists. """
+        """ (deprecated) return getvalue(name) or call
+        py.test.skip if no value exists. """
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         try:
             val = self.getvalue(name, path)
             if val is None:
diff --git a/pytest.py b/pytest.py
index 615af2328..af6332778 100644
--- a/pytest.py
+++ b/pytest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 unit and functional testing with Python.
 """
-__version__ = '2.0.1.dev3'
+__version__ = '2.0.1.dev4'
 __all__ = ['main']
 
 from _pytest.core import main, UsageError, _preloadplugins
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7add3678c..67767b7a8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def main():
         name='pytest',
         description='py.test: simple powerful testing with Python',
         long_description = long_description,
-        version='2.0.1.dev3',
+        version='2.0.1.dev4',
         url='http://pytest.org',
         license='MIT license',
         platforms=['unix', 'linux', 'osx', 'cygwin', 'win32'],
diff --git a/testing/test_config.py b/testing/test_config.py
index c3257ac20..b2ee0f190 100644
--- a/testing/test_config.py
+++ b/testing/test_config.py
@@ -111,8 +111,15 @@ class TestConfigAPI:
         verbose = config.getvalueorskip("verbose")
         assert verbose == config.option.verbose
         config.option.hello = None
-        pytest.raises(pytest.skip.Exception,
-            "config.getvalueorskip('hello')")
+        try:
+            config.getvalueorskip('hello')
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            raise
+        except:
+            excinfo = py.code.ExceptionInfo()
+        frame = excinfo.traceback[-2].frame
+        assert frame.code.name == "getvalueorskip"
+        assert frame.eval("__tracebackhide__")
 
     def test_config_overwrite(self, testdir):
         o = testdir.tmpdir