diff --git a/ros2pkg/ros2pkg/resource/ament_python/setup.py.em b/ros2pkg/ros2pkg/resource/ament_python/setup.py.em
index baab0b216..33a4acc77 100644
--- a/ros2pkg/ros2pkg/resource/ament_python/setup.py.em
+++ b/ros2pkg/ros2pkg/resource/ament_python/setup.py.em
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 package_name = '@project_name'
 
 setup(
     name=package_name,
     version='0.0.0',
-    packages=[package_name],
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=['test']),
     data_files=[
         ('share/ament_index/resource_index/packages',
             ['resource/' + package_name]),