diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
index 54d250c24..21f91624d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: eunit
         env:
           PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
+          ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE: 1
           CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX: ${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}
         run: make eunit
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: proper
         env:
           PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
+          ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE: 1
           CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX: ${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}
         run: make proper
 
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           MINIO_TAG: "RELEASE.2023-03-20T20-16-18Z"
           PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
           SUITEGROUP: ${{ matrix.suitegroup }}
+          ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE: 1
           CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX: ${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-sg${{ matrix.suitegroup }}
         run: ./scripts/ct/run.sh --ci --app ${{ matrix.app }}
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
           SUITEGROUP: ${{ matrix.suitegroup }}
+          ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE: 1
           CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX: ${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-sg${{ matrix.suitegroup }}
         run: |
           make "${{ matrix.app }}-ct"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 880947d8a..9d263a89e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ mix-deps-get: $(ELIXIR_COMMON_DEPS)
 
 .PHONY: eunit
 eunit: $(REBAR) merge-config
-	@ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE=1 $(REBAR) eunit  --name eunit@127.0.0.1 -v -c --cover_export_name $(CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX)-eunit
+	@$(REBAR) eunit --name eunit@127.0.0.1 -v -c --cover_export_name $(CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX)-eunit
 
 .PHONY: proper
 proper: $(REBAR)
-	@ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE=1 $(REBAR) proper -d test/props -c
+	@$(REBAR) proper -d test/props -c
 
 .PHONY: test-compile
 test-compile: $(REBAR) merge-config
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ $(REL_PROFILES:%=%-compile): $(REBAR) merge-config
 
 .PHONY: ct
 ct: $(REBAR) merge-config
-	@ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE=1 $(REBAR) ct --name $(CT_NODE_NAME) -c -v --cover_export_name $(CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX)-ct
+	@$(REBAR) ct --name $(CT_NODE_NAME) -c -v --cover_export_name $(CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX)-ct
 
 ## only check bpapi for enterprise profile because it's a super-set.
 .PHONY: static_checks
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ define gen-app-ct-target
 $1-ct: $(REBAR) merge-config clean-test-cluster-config
 	$(eval SUITES := $(shell $(SCRIPTS)/find-suites.sh $1))
 ifneq ($(SUITES),)
-	ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE=1 $(REBAR) ct -c -v \
+	@$(REBAR) ct -c -v \
 		--readable=$(CT_READABLE) \
 		--name $(CT_NODE_NAME) \
 		--cover_export_name $(CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX)-$(subst /,-,$1) \
diff --git a/scripts/ct/run.sh b/scripts/ct/run.sh
index 5ad289303..09a91c9b1 100755
--- a/scripts/ct/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/ct/run.sh
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ else
         docker exec -e IS_CI="$IS_CI" \
                     -e PROFILE="$PROFILE" \
                     -e SUITEGROUP="${SUITEGROUP:-}" \
+                    -e ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE="${ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE:-}" \
                     -e CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX="${CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX:-}" \
                     -i $TTY "$ERLANG_CONTAINER" \
                     bash -c "BUILD_WITHOUT_QUIC=1 make ${WHICH_APP}-ct"