diff --git a/flytectl/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/flytectl/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 48b9425a89..25759ecc17 100644
--- a/flytectl/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/flytectl/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           GO111MODULE: "on"
           CI_ENV: "true"
         with:
-          args: make install && make test_unit_codecov
+          args: make install && make test_unit_without_flag
       - name: Push CodeCov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.0.5
         with:
diff --git a/flytectl/Makefile b/flytectl/Makefile
index 43c7aab1ca..601e502569 100644
--- a/flytectl/Makefile
+++ b/flytectl/Makefile
@@ -35,3 +35,9 @@ install-piptools:
 doc-requirements.txt: doc-requirements.in install-piptools
 	$(call PIP_COMPILE,doc-requirements.in)
 
+.PHONY: test_unit_without_flag
+test_unit_without_flag:
+	go test ./... -race -coverprofile=coverage.temp.txt -covermode=atomic
+	cat coverage.temp.txt  | grep -v "_flags.go" > coverage.txt
+	rm coverage.temp.txt
+	curl -s https://codecov.io/bash > codecov_bash.sh && bash codecov_bash.sh