diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 776b9de..76386a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ jobs:
             pip install -e .
             python -m pip install pytest pymbolic psutil matplotlib mpi4py
 
-            # run current test coverage
             python -m pytest --durations=5 --tb=native -rxsw test/
 
     coverage:
diff --git a/logpyle/runalyzer_gather.py b/logpyle/runalyzer_gather.py
index 6774a32..c7ceae9 100644
--- a/logpyle/runalyzer_gather.py
+++ b/logpyle/runalyzer_gather.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def gather_multi_file(outfile: str, infiles: list[str], fmap: dict[str, str],  #
         else:
             feature_col_name_map[fname] = tgt_name
 
-    if os.path.exists(outfile):
+    if os.path.exists(outfile):  # pragma: no cover
         print(f"Error: output file '{outfile}' already exists, exiting.")
         import sys
         sys.exit(1)