diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
index bda14f70cef..ebdfa68501e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ jobs:
         go mod download
         go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest
         
-        # install JUnit report formatter
-        go install github.com/vitessio/go-junit-report@HEAD
-
     - name: Run make tools
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
       run: |
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6e1a1f8fa3d..a54dedb05ed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ e2e_test: build
 	go test $(VT_GO_PARALLEL) ./go/.../endtoend/...
 
 # Run the code coverage tools, compute aggregate.
-unit_test_cover: build
+unit_test_cover: build dependency_check demo
+	source build.env
 	go test -coverprofile=coverage.out ./go/... || true
 	go tool cover -html=coverage.out || true