diff --git a/src/chacha_cicd_helper/unit_test.py b/src/chacha_cicd_helper/unit_test.py
index d1142ff..cadbac8 100644
--- a/src/chacha_cicd_helper/unit_test.py
+++ b/src/chacha_cicd_helper/unit_test.py
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ class cl_unit_test(cl_helper_withresults_base):
             # we start coverage now because module files discovery is part of the coverage measurement
             CoverageReportPath = Path(str(cls.get_result_dir()) + "_coverage")
             cls._reset_dir(CoverageReportPath)
-            cov = coverage.Coverage(cover_pylib=False, branch=True, source_pkgs=["src." + cls.pyproject["project"]["name"]])
+            cov = coverage.Coverage(
+                cover_pylib=False, branch=True, config_file=True, source_pkgs=["src." + cls.pyproject["project"]["name"]]
+            )
             cov.start()
 
         package_tests = test_loader.discover(