diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index 8185f5d689b..1f7a7c9fc2b 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ codecov:
     require_ci_to_pass: yes
 
 ignore:
-  - "*.pb.go"
+  - "**/*.pb.go"
   - "cron/**/*"
   - "clients/mockclients/**/*"
   # ignoring them as these are internal tools for generating docs.