diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index 3d35e1838..f72701275 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ ignore:
   - "setup.py"
   - "./ogcore/_version.py"
   - "./cs-config/**/*"  # ignore folders and all its contents
+  - "./tests/"  # ignore folders and all its contents
   - "./ogcore/tests/"  # ignore folders and all its contents
   - "./regression/**/*"  # ignore folders and all its contents
-