diff --git a/autospec/buildreq.py b/autospec/buildreq.py
index 9d21728..3fb46d9 100644
--- a/autospec/buildreq.py
+++ b/autospec/buildreq.py
@@ -434,6 +434,13 @@ def grab_python_requirements(descfile):
         lines = f.readlines()
 
     for line in lines:
+        # don't add the test section
+        if clean_python_req(line) == '[test]':
+            break
+        if clean_python_req(line) == '[testing]':
+            break
+        if clean_python_req(line) == '[dev]':
+            break
         add_requires(clean_python_req(line))