diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index 59dd93e44..59079f338 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ coverage:
       default:
         target: 75
     changes: no
-
+  ignore:
+    - "src/backend/distributed/utils/citus_outfuncs.c"
+    - "src/backend/distributed/utils/citus_read.c"
+    - "src/backend/distributed/utils/citus_readfuncs_95.c"
+    - "src/backend/distributed/utils/ruleutils_*.c"
+    - "src/include/distributed/citus_nodes.h"
 parsers:
   gcov:
     branch_detection: