diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
index f02f93e..b1f74c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
           go-version: '1.21'
           check-latest: true
+    - name: Optional init
+      run: make dependencies || true # Used in fortio for instance to prep for go tests
     - name: Run test coverage
       run: go test -race -coverprofile=coverage.out -covermode=atomic ./...
     - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3