diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
index ffc11ab8d98..769d8216715 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
@@ -21,21 +21,25 @@ jobs:
       with:
         token: ''
         filters: |
-          go_files:
+          changed_files:
+            - .github/workflows/codecov.yml
             - 'go/**'
+            - go.mod
+            - go.sum
+            - Makefile
 
     - name: Set up Go
-      if: steps.changes.outputs.go_files == 'true'
+      if: steps.changes.outputs.changed_files == 'true'
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
         go-version: 1.21.5
 
     - name: Set up python
-      if: steps.changes.outputs.go_files == 'true'
+      if: steps.changes.outputs.changed_files == 'true'
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
 
     - name: Tune the OS
-      if: steps.changes.outputs.go_files == 'true'
+      if: steps.changes.outputs.changed_files == 'true'
       run: |
         sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range="22768 65535"
         # Increase the asynchronous non-blocking I/O. More information at https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/innodb-parameters.html#sysvar_innodb_use_native_aio
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
 
     - name: Get dependencies
-      if: steps.changes.outputs.go_files == 'true'
+      if: steps.changes.outputs.changed_files == 'true'
       run: |
         export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
         sudo apt-get update
@@ -81,12 +85,12 @@ jobs:
         go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest
         
     - name: Run make tools
-      if: steps.changes.outputs.go_files == 'true'
+      if: steps.changes.outputs.changed_files == 'true'
       run: |
         make tools
 
     - name: Run unit tests and generate code coverage reports
-      if: steps.changes.outputs.go_files == 'true'
+      if: steps.changes.outputs.changed_files == 'true'
       timeout-minutes: 45
       run: |
         set -exo pipefail
@@ -97,12 +101,13 @@ jobs:
         export NOVTADMINBUILD=1
 
         # Exclude endtoend tests from the coverage report.
+        # TODO: figure out how best to include our endtoend tests in the coverage report.
         rm -rf go/test/endtoend go/*/endtoend go/vt/*/endtoend go/cmd/vttestserver
 
         eatmydata -- make unit_test_cover
 
     - name: Upload coverage reports to codecov.io
-      if: steps.changes.outputs.go_files == 'true'
+      if: steps.changes.outputs.changed_files == 'true'
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
       env:
         CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}