diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2055c2c634b53ee53fcbc3b9c6f67e6ce412dbe3..92b38f73e7c8c3d4e7553d06785737f8fbf97cea 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ test=pytest
 addopts = --cov=.
 
 [coverage:run]
-omit = setup.py,.eggs/*,vc/*
+omit = setup.py,.eggs/*
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 636fecc5876164856288c5ba389a7270d6e0b394..187e92fca40a72fe0cab028f64d1fce4d9f6ac5a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 from setuptools import setup
 
-global_requires = ['prometheus_client']
+global_requires = ['prometheus_client', 'requests']
 tests_require = global_requires + ['pytest', 'pytest-cov']
 
 setup(