diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 49bec92..d11443c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       run: cargo xtask dependencies -dip sudo
     
     - name: run tests with coverage
-      run: cargo +nightly tarpaulin --verbose --all-features --workspace --timeout 120 --exclude-files build.rs xtask* --out Xml
+      run: cargo +nightly tarpaulin --verbose --all-features --workspace --timeout 120 --exclude-files build.rs -e xtask --out Xml
 
     - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         flags: unittests
 
     - name: run tests with coverage as Admin
-      run: sudo -E /usr/local/cargo/bin/cargo +nightly tarpaulin --verbose --all-features --workspace --timeout 120 --exclude-files xtask* build.rs --out Xml
+      run: sudo -E /usr/local/cargo/bin/cargo +nightly tarpaulin --verbose --all-features --workspace --timeout 120 --exclude-files build.rs -e xtask --out Xml
 
     - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov as Admin
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3