diff --git a/.nycrc.json b/.nycrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..762aabb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nycrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "branches": 100,
+  "functions": 100,
+  "lines": 100,
+  "statements": 100
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b591f21c..fc7b1619 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "bugs": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "nodeunit test/markdownlint-test.js",
-    "test-cover": "nyc node_modules/nodeunit/bin/nodeunit test/markdownlint-test.js",
+    "test-cover": "nyc --check-coverage --skip-full node_modules/nodeunit/bin/nodeunit test/markdownlint-test.js",
     "test-extra": "nodeunit test/markdownlint-test-extra.js",
     "debug": "node debug node_modules/nodeunit/bin/nodeunit",
     "lint": "eslint lib helpers test schema && eslint --env browser --global markdownit --global markdownlint --rule \"no-unused-vars: 0, no-extend-native: 0, max-statements: 0, no-console: 0, no-var: 0\" demo && eslint --rule \"no-console: 0, no-invalid-this: 0, no-shadow: 0, object-property-newline: 0\" example",