diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b155d088f..cf8915161 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
       - "main"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+
 jobs:
 
   spec:
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/workflows/gem_ci.yml@main"
     secrets: "inherit"
     with:
+      rake_task: 'spec:coverage'
       ruby_version: ${{ matrix.ruby_version }}
 
   acceptance:
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 420996b33..5e0b99ac9 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 if ENV.fetch('COVERAGE', nil) == 'yes'
-  require 'codecov'
   require 'simplecov'
   require 'simplecov-console'
 
   SimpleCov.formatters = [
     SimpleCov::Formatter::HTMLFormatter,
     SimpleCov::Formatter::Console,
-    SimpleCov::Formatter::Codecov
   ]
+
+  if ENV['CI'] == 'true'
+    require 'codecov'
+    SimpleCov.formatters << SimpleCov::Formatter::Codecov
+  end
+
   SimpleCov.start do
     track_files 'lib/**/*.rb'