diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 979eb00..e15a693 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1260,7 +1260,8 @@ function run() {
                     args = [TEST, '-C', directory];
                     break;
                 case MesonAction.Coverage:
-                    command = yield findCoverage();
+                    _ = yield findCoverage();
+                    command = ninja;
                     args = ['-C', directory, COVERAGE];
                     break;
                 case MesonAction.Tidy:
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index ee2973c..ac59305 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ export async function run() {
                 args = [TEST, '-C', directory];
                 break;
             case MesonAction.Coverage:
-                command = await findCoverage();
+                _ = await findCoverage();
+                command = ninja;
                 args = ['-C', directory, COVERAGE];
                 break;
             case MesonAction.Tidy: