diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 64dd218..7d0d813 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Run pytest tests
-        run: mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. -DXCP_ENABLE_TEST=ON && make all && LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/project/build" ctest -V;gcov _cffi_xcp.c
+        run: ./test.sh
       - name: Upload code coverage to Codecov
+        if: success() || failure()
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
         with:
           files: ./build/Xcp.c.gcov
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a4078e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+result=0
+mkdir -p build
+cd build
+cmake .. -DXCP_ENABLE_TEST=ON
+make all
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/project/build" ctest -V
+result=$?
+gcov _cffi_xcp.c
+exit $result
diff --git a/test/asam_error_matrix_test.py b/test/asam_error_matrix_test.py
index cdd0e8b..8af278f 100644
--- a/test/asam_error_matrix_test.py
+++ b/test/asam_error_matrix_test.py
@@ -891,9 +891,9 @@ def test_build_checksum_err_out_of_range(self):
         handle.lib.Xcp_MainFunction()
         assert tuple(handle.can_if_transmit.call_args[0][1].SduDataPtr[0:2]) == (0xFE, 0x22)
 
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason='the memory mapping must be known in order to check if the provided address is correct...')
+    # @pytest.mark.skip(reason='the memory mapping must be known in order to check if the provided address is correct...')
     def test_build_checksum_err_access_denied(self):
-        pass
+        pytest.fail('intentionally failing test for CI test')
 
     @pytest.mark.skip(reason='XCP protocol layer specification 1.0 - 1.6.1.1.3: standard commands are never protected')
     def test_build_checksum_err_access_locked(self):