diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index c4b737c1..fa666c50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -243,25 +243,15 @@ jobs:
         --color no 
       shell: bash    # NOTE: required for windows poetry calls
 
-    - name: "[🐍] Create coverage report"
-      if: success() || failure()
-      run: poetry run coverage html --directory ${{ env.COVERAGE_REPORT_PATH }}
-      shell: bash    # NOTE: required for windows poetry calls
-
-    # - name: "Print listing of build dir"
-    #   if: success() || failure()
-    #   run: find ${{github.workspace}}/build -path ${{github.workspace}}/build/_deps -prune -o -print
-    #   shell: bash   # NOTE: required for windows
-
     - name: "[🐍] Store coverage results"
       if: success() || failure()
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: python-unit-test-coverage-report-${{ matrix.os }}_py${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        path: ${{ env.COVERAGE_REPORT_PATH }}
+        path: .coverage   # NOTE: pytest-cov coverage binary file, can be combined later!
         retention-days: 1
         if-no-files-found: error
-        
+
     - name: "[🐍] Store allure test results"
       if: success() || failure()
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4