diff --git a/vc_zoom/pytest.ini b/vc_zoom/pytest.ini
index cba3f73..b7ae65f 100644
--- a/vc_zoom/pytest.ini
+++ b/vc_zoom/pytest.ini
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@
 addopts = -rsfEw --cov . --cov-report html --no-cov-on-fail
 ; only check for tests in suffixed files
 python_files = *_test.py
-; we need the livesync plugin to be loaded
+; we need the vc_zoom plugin to be loaded
 indico_plugins = vc_zoom
+; fail if there are warnings, but ignore ones that are likely just noise
+filterwarnings =
+    error
+    ignore::sqlalchemy.exc.SAWarning
+    ignore::UserWarning