diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 44f6e0297..8d5a2f165 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ build_with_version: create_empty_secret
 
 .PHONY: test_with_version
 test_with_version: build_with_version assets
+	touch OpenOversight/tests/coverage.xml
 	docker-compose run --rm web-test pytest --cov=OpenOversight --cov-report xml:OpenOversight/tests/coverage.xml --doctest-modules -n 4 --dist=loadfile -v OpenOversight/tests/
 
 # Run containers