diff --git a/utils/thread-utils/thread-utils.gradle b/utils/thread-utils/thread-utils.gradle
index d78196f16b..fd5a0b31c8 100644
--- a/utils/thread-utils/thread-utils.gradle
+++ b/utils/thread-utils/thread-utils.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/java.gradle"
 
+// TODO: add more tests
+excludedClassesCoverage += [
+  'datadog.common.exec*'
+]
+
 dependencies {
   compile deps.slf4j