diff --git a/template/{{ project_name }}/noxfile.py.jinja b/template/{{ project_name }}/noxfile.py.jinja
index 8541438..795257a 100644
--- a/template/{{ project_name }}/noxfile.py.jinja	
+++ b/template/{{ project_name }}/noxfile.py.jinja	
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ def run_user_tests(session):
 @nox.session(name="coverage")
 def run_coverage(session):
     """Run the coverage tests and generate an XML report."""
-    session.posargs.append("--cov=src/{{project_slug}}")
-    session.posargs.append("--cov-report=xml")
-    run_user_tests(session)
+    session.install("setuptools", silent=False)
+    session.install("coverage", silent=False)
+    session.install("-e", ".[dev]", silent=False)
+    session.run("pytest", "--cov=src/{{project_slug}}", "--cov-report=xml", "tests/")
 
 @nox.session(name="dev")
 def set_dev(session):