diff --git a/test/lvol/test_cases.py b/test/lvol/test_cases.py
index 80bd3b3e8..99a2fcdef 100644
--- a/test/lvol/test_cases.py
+++ b/test/lvol/test_cases.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def test_counter():
     '''
     :return: the number of tests
     '''
-    return 37
+    return ['test_case' in i for i in dir(TestCases)].count(True)
 
 
 def header(num):