diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index d5f907a..1d065b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         run: mvn -B verify org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar 
                   -Dsonar.projectKey=DiSSCo_${{ github.event.repository.name }}
                   -Dsonar.exclusions=**/jooq/**
-                  -Dsonar.coverage.exclusions=**/properties/**,**/configuration/**
+                  -Dsonar.coverage.exclusions=**/properties/**,**/configuration/**,**/domain/**,**/exception/**
       - name: Login to Public ECR
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: docker/login-action@v1
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dissco/core/digitalspecimenprocessor/repository/DigitalSpecimenRepository.java b/src/main/java/eu/dissco/core/digitalspecimenprocessor/repository/DigitalSpecimenRepository.java
index 6223f93..67d01dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/dissco/core/digitalspecimenprocessor/repository/DigitalSpecimenRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dissco/core/digitalspecimenprocessor/repository/DigitalSpecimenRepository.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Optional;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import org.jooq.DSLContext;
 import org.jooq.JSONB;
@@ -49,7 +48,8 @@ private DigitalSpecimenRecord mapDigitalSpecimen(Record dbRecord) {
         digitalSpecimen);
   }
 
-  public int[] createDigitalSpecimenRecord(Collection<DigitalSpecimenRecord> digitalSpecimenRecords) {
+  public int[] createDigitalSpecimenRecord(
+      Collection<DigitalSpecimenRecord> digitalSpecimenRecords) {
     var queries = digitalSpecimenRecords.stream().map(this::specimenToQuery).toList();
     return context.batch(queries).execute();
   }
diff --git a/src/test/java/eu/dissco/core/digitalspecimenprocessor/repository/DigitalSpecimenRepositoryIT.java b/src/test/java/eu/dissco/core/digitalspecimenprocessor/repository/DigitalSpecimenRepositoryIT.java
index ddf67a4..383c280 100644
--- a/src/test/java/eu/dissco/core/digitalspecimenprocessor/repository/DigitalSpecimenRepositoryIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/eu/dissco/core/digitalspecimenprocessor/repository/DigitalSpecimenRepositoryIT.java
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ void testUpdateVersionSpecimens() {
             givenDigitalSpecimenRecord("20.5000.1025/YYY-YYY-YYY", "TEST_2")));
 
     // When
-    repository.createDigitalSpecimenRecord(List.of(givenDigitalSpecimenRecord(2)));
+    var result = repository.createDigitalSpecimenRecord(List.of(givenDigitalSpecimenRecord(2)));
 
     // Then
+    assertThat(result).isEqualTo(new int[]{1});
   }
 
   @Test