diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index a6c5cc0..9f207ed 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ def test(session):
     session.run_always(
         "pdm", "sync", "-G", "test", "-G", "pyvista", "--clean", external=True
     )
-    command = (
-        "pdm run pytest tests doc/examples --cov --cov-report term --cov-report xml"
-    )
-    session.run(*command.split(), external=True)
+    session.run("pdm", "run", "cov-xml", external=True)
 
 
 @nox.session
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4da1b12..92b0ef2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ doc = [
 
 [tool.pdm.scripts]
 cov = "pytest tests doc/examples/ --cov --cov-report term --cov-report html"
+cov-xml = "pytest tests doc/examples --cov --cov-report term --cov-report xml"
 black = "black -l 82 src tests doc dev"
 isort = "isort src tests doc dev"
 format = {composite = ["black", "isort"]}