diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build-publish.yml
index 16f0182fd..01f813f3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-publish.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ jobs:
           pip3 install coverage black
       - name: Run tests
         run: |-
-          make test && make test_coverage
+          # includes make test
+          make test_coverage 
 
   build:
     name: build ${{ matrix.platform }} image
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           docker run -t --rm local-test-${{ matrix.platform }} --version
 
+
   publish:
     name: publish platform images
     # Only starts if everything else is successful