diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 5959fe9bb3..f8d7f2ec33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run all the codecoverage tests at once
         id: tests
         uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@v2
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
           api-level: 28
           arch: x86
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ jobs:
           emulator-options: -no-snapshot-save -no-window -gpu swiftshader_indirect -noaudio -no-boot-anim -camera-back none
           disable-animations: true
           emulator-build: 7425822
-          script: ./gradlew theCodeCoverageReport --stacktrace $CI_GRADLE_ARG_PROPERTIES
+          script: ./gradlew theCodeCoverageReport -Pandroid.testInstrumentationRunnerArguments.notPackage=im.vector.app.ui --stacktrace $CI_GRADLE_ARG_PROPERTIES
+# NB: continue-on-error marks steps.tests.conclusion = 'success' but leaves stes.tests.outcome = 'failure'
       - name: Run all the codecoverage tests at once (retry if emulator failed)
         uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@v2
         if: always() && steps.tests.outcome == 'failure' # don't run if previous step succeeded.
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           emulator-options: -no-snapshot-save -no-window -gpu swiftshader_indirect -noaudio -no-boot-anim -camera-back none
           disable-animations: true
           emulator-build: 7425822
-          script: ./gradlew theCodeCoverageReport --stacktrace $CI_GRADLE_ARG_PROPERTIES
+          script: ./gradlew theCodeCoverageReport -Pandroid.testInstrumentationRunnerArguments.notPackage=im.vector.app.ui --stacktrace $CI_GRADLE_ARG_PROPERTIES
       - run: ./gradlew sonarqube $CI_GRADLE_ARG_PROPERTIES
         if: always() # we may have failed a previous step and retried, that's OK
         env: