diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index a3bf53327..a179880fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -124,3 +124,5 @@ jobs:
           files: ./go/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}/cover.out
           flags: unittests
           fail_ci_if_error: false # see https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/issues/598
+        env:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 40589cc81..cb0bd3ad8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ ci: all tidy vendor bazel-generate generate-verify
 all: test forklift-controller
 
 # Run tests
-test: generate fmt vet manifests validation-test
-	go test ./pkg/... ./cmd/... -coverprofile cover.out
+test: generate fmt manifests validation-test
+	go test ./pkg/... ./cmd/... -coverprofile=cover.out
 
 # Experimental e2e target
 e2e-sanity: e2e-sanity-ovirt e2e-sanity-vsphere