diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b28e778..01ab3b3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ universal = 1
 universal = 1
 
 [tool:pytest]
-addopts = --strict
+addopts = -W error --strict-markers --strict-config -v -r sxfE --color=yes
+xfail_strict = true
 python_files = test_*.py
 testpaths = TEMPLATE/tests