diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index efaa94c29..a501708d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,20 @@ jobs:
     #     pre-commit run --all-files --verbose --show-diff-on-failure
     - name: Run unit tests
       run: |
-        pytest --cov=bilby --durations 10
+        pytest --cov=bilby --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term --durations 10
     - name: Run sampler tests
       run: |
         pytest test/integration/sampler_run_test.py --durations 10 -v
+    - name: Generate coverage badge
+      if: matrix.python.short-version == '312' #&& github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+      run: |
+        source $CONDA_PATH/bin/activate python${{ matrix.python.short-version }}
+        pip install coverage-badge
+        coverage-badge -o coverage.svg
+      shell: bash
+	- name: Upload coverage badge as artifact
+      if: matrix.python.short-version == '312' #&& github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+	  uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+	  with:
+		name: coverage-badge
+		path: coverage.svg
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 714445f09..2e98b652d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ Please refer to the `Acknowledging/citing bilby guide <https://bilby-dev.github.
 
 .. |pipeline status| image:: https://github.com/bilby-dev/bilby/actions/workflows/unit-tests.yml/badge.svg
    :target: https://github.com/bilby-dev/bilby/commits/master
-.. |coverage report| image:: https://github.com/bilby-dev/bilby/badges/master/coverage.svg
-   :target: https://lscsoft.docs.ligo.org/bilby/htmlcov/
+.. |coverage report| image:: https://github.com/bilby-dev/bilby/blob/main/coverage.svg
+   :target: https://github.com/bilby-dev/bilby/blob/main/coverage.svg
 .. |pypi| image:: https://badge.fury.io/py/bilby.svg
    :target: https://pypi.org/project/bilby/
 .. |conda| image:: https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/bilby.svg