diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 16d909d8..54a8b3fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install pytest
           EBCC_BACKEND=${{ matrix.backend }} pytest
-        if: matrix.full
+        if: matrix.full && ! matrix.coverage
       - name: Run unit tests with coverage
         run: |
           python -m pip install pytest pytest-cov