diff --git a/.ci/test.sh b/.ci/test.sh
index 7b5b49047a..25ecf8c269 100755
--- a/.ci/test.sh
+++ b/.ci/test.sh
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ echo "$0: tests finished"
 echo "$0: storing coverage data"
 
 lcov --capture --directory ${WORKSPACE} --output-file /tmp/coverage.original
-lcov --remove /tmp/coverage.original "*/test/" --output-file /tmp/coverage.removed
-lcov --extract /tmp/coverage.removed "*/${WORKSPACE}/*" --output-file $ARTIFACT_FOLDER/$REPOSITORY_NAME.info
+[ -e /tmp/coverage.original ] && lcov --remove /tmp/coverage.original "*/test/" --output-file /tmp/coverage.removed
+[ -e /tmp/coverage.removed ] && lcov --extract /tmp/coverage.removed "*/${WORKSPACE}/*" --output-file $ARTIFACT_FOLDER/$REPOSITORY_NAME.info