diff --git a/modules/django.py b/modules/django.py
index 46d3aad..a4cac84 100644
--- a/modules/django.py
+++ b/modules/django.py
@@ -124,10 +124,12 @@ def manage(args="", workingdir=None, prefix=None, suffix=None):
 
 @task
 def coverage(args="help", workingdir=None, outputdir=None,
-             report=True, html=True):
+             coveragerc=False, report=True, html=True):
     """
     helper method that uses the coverage package
 
+    coveragerc file is only locaterd in share/coverage/setup.cfg
+
     TODO: test if coverage is installed and if it isn't give
     an error explaining the problem
     """
@@ -143,13 +145,19 @@ def coverage(args="help", workingdir=None, outputdir=None,
     if html:
         suffix += "&& coverage html"
 
+    coveragepath = "{projectroot}/share/coverage".format(
+        projectroot=configuration.paths.project.root,
+        outputdir=outputdir)
+
+    if coveragerc:
+        suffix += " --rcfile={coveragepath}/setup.cfg".format(
+            coveragepath=coveragepath)
+
     if outputdir:
         outputpath = outputdir
 
     else:
-        outputpath = "{projectroot}/share".format(
-            projectroot=configuration.paths.project.root,
-            outputdir=outputdir)
+        outputpath = coveragepath
 
     outputpath += "/htmlcov"
     suffix += " -d %s" % outputpath