diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
index 79cd3a6d..414c83f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ jobs:
       - run: ../raven/run_tests --library-report
       # The overhead time added by checking coverage is currently about 19% for a single run_tests.
       # Reducing the frequency of coverage checks may be preferable if this increases.
+      - run: bash coverage_scripts/check_py_coverage.sh -j4
       # report_py_coverage is being called twice, once within check_py_coverage to print to the terminal and once here to get data for the annotation
       - run: >
-          bash coverage_scripts/check_py_coverage.sh -j4 &&
           DATA_FILE=`pwd`/.coverage && COV_RCFILE=`pwd`/coverage_scripts/.coveragerc &&
           COV_RPT=`bash coverage_scripts/report_py_coverage.sh --data-file=$DATA_FILE --coverage-rc-file=$COV_RCFILE` &&
           echo "::notice title=Coverage Summary::$COV_RPT For details, download 'coverage_results' from Artifacts, extract all files, and open 'index.html'."
diff --git a/coverage_scripts/check_py_coverage.sh b/coverage_scripts/check_py_coverage.sh
index d26c6be7..e7bbdb77 100644
--- a/coverage_scripts/check_py_coverage.sh
+++ b/coverage_scripts/check_py_coverage.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ source $HERON_DIR/coverage_scripts/initialize_coverage.sh
 #coverage help run
 SRC_DIR=`(cd src && pwd)`
 
-# get display var
-DISPLAY_VAR=`(echo $DISPLAY)`
-# reset it
-export DISPLAY=
-
 export COVERAGE_RCFILE="$SRC_DIR/../coverage_scripts/.coveragerc"
 SOURCE_DIRS=($SRC_DIR,$SRC_DIR/../templates/)
 OMIT_FILES=($SRC_DIR/dispatch/twin_pyomo_test.py,$SRC_DIR/dispatch/twin_pyomo_test_rte.py,$SRC_DIR/dispatch/twin_pyomo_limited_ramp.py,$SRC_DIR/ArmaBypass.py)
@@ -23,9 +18,6 @@ export COVERAGE_FILE=`pwd`/.coverage
 coverage erase
 ($RAVEN_DIR/run_tests "$@" --re=HERON/tests --python-command="coverage run $EXTRA " || echo run_tests done but some tests failed)
 
-#get DISPLAY BACK
-DISPLAY=$DISPLAY_VAR
-
 ## Prepare data and generate the html documents
 coverage combine
 coverage html