diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index 3418f88..03d8227 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ coverage:
         target: 75%
         threshold: 5%
         only_pulls: true
+ignore:
+  - "tests"  # ignore folders and all its contents
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