diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 62c9b08795f11ff5d581267dc368520c1a1a7d78..b53780f494bd1533d0fdbc56edfc67dead1807fb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ report:coverage:
       - conda init bash  # https://github.com/ContinuumIO/docker-images/issues/89
       - source ~/.bashrc  # since ==> For changes to take effect, close and re-open your current shell. <==
       - conda activate  # to link properly to pytest
-      - coverage combine .coverage_analysis .coverage_scans # combine .coverage* files
+      - coverage combine .coverage_software .coverage_analysis .coverage_scans # combine .coverage* files
       - coverage xml  # create cobertura formatted coverage.xml, that can be used by gitlab
     coverage: '/^TOTAL.+?(\d+\%)$/'  # regex parse to show on gitlab
     artifacts: