diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
index 76480acc3..591152091 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,21 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
 
+    env:
+      DOCKER_CT_RUNNER_IMAGE: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/${{ matrix.builder }}:${{ matrix.elixir }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-ubuntu22.04"
+      MONGO_TAG: "5"
+      MYSQL_TAG: "8"
+      PGSQL_TAG: "13"
+      REDIS_TAG: "7.0"
+      INFLUXDB_TAG: "2.5.0"
+      TDENGINE_TAG: "3.0.2.4"
+      OPENTS_TAG: "9aa7f88"
+      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 }}
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@c850b930e6ba138125429b7e5c93fc707a7f8427 # v4.1.4
         with:
@@ -112,41 +127,40 @@ jobs:
       - name: extract artifact
         run: |
           unzip -o -q ${{ matrix.profile }}.zip
-          git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 
         # produces $PROFILE-<app-name>-<otp-vsn>-sg<suitegroup>.coverdata
       - name: run common tests
-        env:
-          DOCKER_CT_RUNNER_IMAGE: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/${{ matrix.builder }}:${{ matrix.elixir }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-ubuntu22.04"
-          MONGO_TAG: "5"
-          MYSQL_TAG: "8"
-          PGSQL_TAG: "13"
-          REDIS_TAG: "7.0"
-          INFLUXDB_TAG: "2.5.0"
-          TDENGINE_TAG: "3.0.2.4"
-          OPENTS_TAG: "9aa7f88"
-          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 }}
 
       - name: make cover
-        env:
-          PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
-          ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE: 1
-          CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX: ${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-sg${{ matrix.suitegroup }}
-        run: make cover
+        run: |
+          ./scripts/ct/run.sh --ci --app ${{ matrix.app }} --only-up
+          docker exec \
+          -e IS_CI="$IS_CI" \
+          -e PROFILE="$PROFILE" \
+          -e SUITEGROUP="${SUITEGROUP:-}" \
+          -e ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE="${ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE:-}" \
+          -e CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX="${CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX:-}" \
+          -e BUILD_WITHOUT_QUIC=1 \
+          -t erlang \
+          bash -c "make cover"
+          ./scripts/ct/run.sh --ci --app ${{ matrix.app }} --stop
+
 
       - name: send to coveralls
         if: github.repository == 'emqx/emqx'
-        env:
-          PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
-          ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE: 1
-          CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX: ${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-sg${{ matrix.suitegroup }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: make coveralls
+        run: |
+          ./scripts/ct/run.sh --ci --app ${{ matrix.app }} --only-up
+          docker exec \
+          -e IS_CI="$IS_CI" \
+          -e PROFILE="$PROFILE" \
+          -e SUITEGROUP="${SUITEGROUP:-}" \
+          -e ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE="${ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE:-}" \
+          -e CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX="${CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX:-}" \
+          -e BUILD_WITHOUT_QUIC=1 \
+          -t erlang \
+          bash -c "make coveralls"
+          ./scripts/ct/run.sh --ci --app ${{ matrix.app }} --stop
 
       - name: get coveralls logs
         if: failure()
@@ -264,3 +278,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: coverallsapp/github-action@3dfc5567390f6fa9267c0ee9c251e4c8c3f18949 # v2.2.3
         with:
           parallel-finished: true
+