diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a54fbd85..0160fe3b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ build:
         - cd ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/coverage
         - export GCOV_PREFIX=$(pwd)
         - export GCOV_PREFIX_STRIP=$(pwd | awk -F"/" '{print NF-1}')
+        - lcov -q  -c --initial --rc geninfo_adjust_src_path=$GCOV_PREFIX -d ${CI_PROJECT_DIR} -o ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/coverage/base.out
  
     cache:
         key: build
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ coverage:
     script:
         # delete all empty files since they produce errors 
         - find coverage -size 0 -type f -delete
+        - rm coverage/base.out
         - ls coverage/ -lah
         - lcov `find coverage -type f -exec echo "-a {}" \;` -o coverage/final.out        
         - lcov --remove coverage/final.out '*/systemc*/include/*' '*/traceAnalyzer/*' '*/gcc*/include/*' '/usr/include/*' '*/third_party/*' -o coverage/final_dramsys.out