diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1507a4c76e..c9bca1ad3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
             sed -i.bak "/$(echo $filename | sed 's/\//\\\//g')/d" coverage.txt
           done
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.2.1
+      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.5.0
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           file: ./coverage.txt
diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index 3b69fbc39b..2ca02deb38 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -10,24 +10,14 @@ codecov:
 comment:
   layout: "reach,diff,flags,tree"
   behavior: default  # update if exists else create new
-  require_changes: no
+  require_changes: true
 
 coverage:
   status:
     project:
       default:
-        # basic
         target: 20
         threshold: 1% # allow this much decrease on project
-        base: auto
-        # advanced
-        branches: null
-        if_no_uploads: error
-        if_not_found: success
-        if_ci_failed: error
-        only_pulls: false
-        flags: null
-        paths: null
       app:
         target: 70%
         flags:
@@ -58,14 +48,6 @@ flags:
       - "client/"
       - "x/**/client/"
 
-parsers:
-  gcov:
-    branch_detection:
-      conditional: yes
-      loop: yes
-      method: no
-      macro: no
-
 ignore:
   - "docs"
   - "*.md"
@@ -75,12 +57,10 @@ ignore:
   - "*.sh"
   - "*.png"
   - "*_test.go"
+  - "scripts/"
   - "x/**/test_common.go"
   - "*_cmd.go"
-  - "contrib/**/*"
-  - "client/rpc/**/*_wrapper.go"
-  - "client/rpc/**/*_alias.go"
-  - "client/rpc/mock/*.go"
+  - "contrib"
   - "statik.go"
   - "root.go"
   - "x/**/module.go"
diff --git a/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go b/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
index 691d3a9d02..90c139993b 100644
--- a/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/simapp/simd/cmd/root.go
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ func (a appCreator) newApp(logger log.Logger, db tmdb.DB, traceStore io.Writer,
 		baseapp.SetMinRetainBlocks(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(server.FlagMinRetainBlocks))),
 		baseapp.SetInterBlockCache(cache),
 		baseapp.SetIAVLCacheManager(cast.ToInt(appOpts.Get(server.FlagIAVLCacheSize))),
-		baseapp.SetTrace(cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(server.FlagTrace))),
 		baseapp.SetIndexEvents(cast.ToStringSlice(appOpts.Get(server.FlagIndexEvents))),
+		baseapp.SetTrace(cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(server.FlagTrace))),
 		baseapp.SetSnapshotStore(snapshotStore),
 		baseapp.SetSnapshotInterval(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(server.FlagStateSyncSnapshotInterval))),
 		baseapp.SetSnapshotKeepRecent(cast.ToUint32(appOpts.Get(server.FlagStateSyncSnapshotKeepRecent))),