diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2e51cf2dc9af..3e641801d393 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ jobs:
       PIP_INDEX_URL: https://pypi.org/simple
     needs:
       - prepare-workflow
+      - test
       - build-ci-deps
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -540,22 +541,12 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m pip install 'nox==2022.8.7'
 
 
-
-      - name: Merge All Code Coverage Test Run Artifacts
-        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact/merge@v4
-        with:
-          name: all-testrun-coverage-artifacts
-          pattern: all-testrun-coverage-artifacts-*
-          separate-directories: false
-          delete-merged: true
-
       - name: Get coverage reports
         id: get-coverage-reports
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: artifacts/coverage/
-          pattern: all-testrun-coverage-artifacts*
+          pattern: coverage*
           merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Display structure of downloaded files
diff --git a/.github/workflows/templates/ci.yml.jinja b/.github/workflows/templates/ci.yml.jinja
index 69c1e6287cfb..86a1f41a66b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/templates/ci.yml.jinja
+++ b/.github/workflows/templates/ci.yml.jinja
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@
       PIP_INDEX_URL: https://pypi.org/simple
     needs:
       - prepare-workflow
+      - test
       <%- for need in test_salt_needs.iter(consume=False) %>
       - <{ need }>
       <%- endfor %>
@@ -324,22 +325,12 @@
             send-notifications --git-service github --sha ${{ github.sha }}
 
 #}
-
-      - name: Merge All Code Coverage Test Run Artifacts
-        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact/merge@v4
-        with:
-          name: all-testrun-coverage-artifacts
-          pattern: all-testrun-coverage-artifacts-*
-          separate-directories: false
-          delete-merged: true
-
       - name: Get coverage reports
         id: get-coverage-reports
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: artifacts/coverage/
-          pattern: all-testrun-coverage-artifacts*
+          pattern: coverage*
           merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Display structure of downloaded files
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-action.yml b/.github/workflows/test-action.yml
index f44f680a185c..c90688e4d35d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-action.yml
@@ -334,10 +334,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo chown -R "$(id -un)" .
 
-      - name: Combine Coverage Reports
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false
-        run: |
-          nox --force-color -e combine-coverage
+      #- name: Combine Coverage Reports
+      #  if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false
+      #  run: |
+      #    nox --force-color -e combine-coverage
 
       - name: Prepare Test Run Artifacts
         id: download-artifacts-from-vm
@@ -347,15 +347,15 @@ jobs:
           # from it showing in the tree command below
           sudo rm -rf artifacts/salt*
           tree -a artifacts
-          if [ "${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage }}" != "true" ]; then
-            mv artifacts/coverage/.coverage artifacts/coverage/.coverage.${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}.${{ matrix.transport }}.${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}
-          fi
+      #    if [ "${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage }}" != "true" ]; then
+      #      mv artifacts/coverage/.coverage* artifacts/coverage/
+      #    fi
 
       - name: Upload Code Coverage Test Run Artifacts
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-artifacts-from-vm.outcome == 'success' && job.status != 'cancelled'
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && !inputs.skip-code-coverage }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}-${{ inputs.nox-session }}-${{ matrix.transport }}-${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}-${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}
+          name: coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}-${{ inputs.nox-session }}-${{ matrix.transport }}-${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}-${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}
           path: |
             artifacts/coverage/
           include-hidden-files: true
@@ -651,11 +651,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo chown -R "$(id -un)" .
 
-      - name: Combine Coverage Reports
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false
-        run: |
-          nox --force-color -e combine-coverage
-
       - name: Prepare Test Run Artifacts
         id: download-artifacts-from-vm
         if: always()
@@ -664,12 +659,12 @@ jobs:
           # from it showing in the tree command below
           sudo rm -rf artifacts/salt*
           tree -a artifacts
-          if [ "${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage }}" != "true" ]; then
-            mv artifacts/coverage/.coverage artifacts/coverage/.coverage.${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}.${{ matrix.transport }}.${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}
-          fi
+       #   if [ "${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage }}" != "true" ]; then
+       #     mv artifacts/coverage/.coverage artifacts/coverage/.coverage.${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}.${{ matrix.transport }}.${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}
+       #   fi
 
       - name: Upload Code Coverage Test Run Artifacts
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-artifacts-from-vm.outcome == 'success' && job.status != 'cancelled'
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && !inputs.skip-code-coverage }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}-${{ inputs.nox-session }}-${{ matrix.transport }}-${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}-${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}
@@ -930,10 +925,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo chown -R "$(id -un)" .
 
-      - name: Combine Coverage Reports
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false
-        run: |
-          nox --force-color -e combine-coverage
+      # - name: Combine Coverage Reports
+      #   if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false
+      #   run: |
+      #     nox --force-color -e combine-coverage
 
       - name: Prepare Test Run Artifacts
         id: download-artifacts-from-vm
@@ -943,12 +938,12 @@ jobs:
           # from it showing in the tree command below
           rm -rf artifacts/salt*
           tree -a artifacts
-          if [ "${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage }}" != "true" ]; then
-            mv artifacts/coverage/.coverage artifacts/coverage/.coverage.${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}.${{ matrix.transport }}.${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}
-          fi
+      #    if [ "${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage }}" != "true" ]; then
+      #      mv artifacts/coverage/.coverage artifacts/coverage/.coverage.${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}.${{ matrix.transport }}.${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}
+      #    fi
 
       - name: Upload Code Coverage Test Run Artifacts
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-artifacts-from-vm.outcome == 'success' && job.status != 'cancelled'
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && !inputs.skip-code-coverage }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}-${{ inputs.nox-session }}-${{ matrix.transport }}-${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}-${{ matrix.test-group || 1 }}-${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}
@@ -1231,10 +1226,10 @@ jobs:
           --slow-tests --core-tests -k "win" --test-group-count=${{ matrix.test-group-count || 1 }} --test-group=${{ matrix.test-group || 1 }}
 
 
-      - name: Combine Coverage Reports
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false
-        run: |
-          nox --force-color -e combine-coverage
+      #- name: Combine Coverage Reports
+      #  if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false
+      #  run: |
+      #    nox --force-color -e combine-coverage
 
       - name: Prepare Test Run Artifacts
         id: download-artifacts-from-vm
@@ -1244,12 +1239,12 @@ jobs:
           # Delete the salt onedir, we won't need it anymore and it will prevent
           # from it showing in the tree command below
           rm -rf artifacts/salt*
-          if [ "${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage }}" != "true" ]; then
-            mv artifacts/coverage/.coverage artifacts/coverage/.coverage.${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}.${{ matrix.transport }}.${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}
-          fi
+      #    if [ "${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage }}" != "true" ]; then
+      #      mv artifacts/coverage/.coverage artifacts/coverage/.coverage.${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}.${{ matrix.transport }}.${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}
+      #    fi
 
       - name: Upload Code Coverage Test Run Artifacts
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-artifacts-from-vm.outcome == 'success' && job.status != 'cancelled'
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && !inputs.skip-code-coverage }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}-${{ inputs.nox-session }}-${{ matrix.transport }}-${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}-${{ matrix.test-group || 1 }}-${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}
@@ -1323,24 +1318,24 @@ jobs:
           separate-directories: false
           delete-merged: true
 
-      - name: Merge Code Coverage Test Run Artifacts
-        if: ${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage == false }}
-        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact/merge@v4
-        with:
-          name: testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}-${{ inputs.nox-session }}
-          pattern: testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}-${{ inputs.nox-session }}-*
-          separate-directories: false
-          delete-merged: true
-
-      - name: Download Code Coverage Test Run Artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        if: ${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage == false }}
-        id: download-coverage-artifacts
-        with:
-          path: artifacts/coverage/
-          pattern: testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}-${{ inputs.nox-session }}*
-          merge-multiple: true
+    #  - name: Merge Code Coverage Test Run Artifacts
+    #    if: ${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage == false }}
+    #    continue-on-error: true
+    #    uses: actions/upload-artifact/merge@v4
+    #    with:
+    #      name: testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}-${{ inputs.nox-session }}
+    #      pattern: testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}-${{ inputs.nox-session }}-*
+    #      separate-directories: false
+    #      delete-merged: true
+
+    #  - name: Download Code Coverage Test Run Artifacts
+    #    uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+    #    if: ${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage == false }}
+    #    id: download-coverage-artifacts
+    #    with:
+    #      path: artifacts/coverage/
+    #      pattern: testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}-${{ inputs.nox-session }}*
+    #      merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Show Downloaded Test Run Artifacts
         if: ${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage == false }}
@@ -1356,35 +1351,35 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python3 -m pip install 'nox==${{ inputs.nox-version }}'
 
-      - name: Create XML Coverage Reports
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-coverage-artifacts.outcome == 'success' && job.status != 'cancelled'
-        run: |
-          nox --force-color -e create-xml-coverage-reports
-          mv artifacts/coverage/salt.xml artifacts/coverage/salt..${{ matrix.slug }}..${{ inputs.nox-session }}.xml
-          mv artifacts/coverage/tests.xml artifacts/coverage/tests..${{ matrix.slug }}..${{ inputs.nox-session }}.xml
-
-      - name: Report Salt Code Coverage
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-coverage-artifacts.outcome == 'success'
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: |
-          nox --force-color -e report-coverage -- salt
-
-      - name: Report Combined Code Coverage
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-coverage-artifacts.outcome == 'success'
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: |
-          nox --force-color -e report-coverage
-
-      - name: Rename Code Coverage DB
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-coverage-artifacts.outcome == 'success'
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: |
-          mv artifacts/coverage/.coverage artifacts/coverage/.coverage.${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}
-
-      - name: Upload Code Coverage DB
-        if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-coverage-artifacts.outcome == 'success'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: all-testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}
-          path: artifacts/coverage
-          include-hidden-files: true
+      # - name: Create XML Coverage Reports
+      #   if: !cancelled() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false
+      #   run: |
+      #     nox --force-color -e create-xml-coverage-reports
+      #     mv artifacts/coverage/salt.xml artifacts/coverage/salt..${{ matrix.slug }}..${{ inputs.nox-session }}.xml
+      #     mv artifacts/coverage/tests.xml artifacts/coverage/tests..${{ matrix.slug }}..${{ inputs.nox-session }}.xml
+
+      # - name: Report Salt Code Coverage
+      #   if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-coverage-artifacts.outcome == 'success'
+      #   continue-on-error: true
+      #   run: |
+      #     nox --force-color -e report-coverage -- salt
+
+      # - name: Report Combined Code Coverage
+      #   if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-coverage-artifacts.outcome == 'success'
+      #   continue-on-error: true
+      #   run: |
+      #     nox --force-color -e report-coverage
+
+      # - name: Rename Code Coverage DB
+      #   if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && steps.download-coverage-artifacts.outcome == 'success'
+      #   continue-on-error: true
+      #   run: |
+      #     mv artifacts/coverage/.coverage artifacts/coverage/.coverage.${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}
+
+      # - name: Upload Code Coverage DB
+      #   if: always() && inputs.skip-code-coverage == false && job.status != 'cancelled'
+      #   uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      #   with:
+      #     name: all-testrun-coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}
+      #     path: artifacts/coverage
+      #     include-hidden-files: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-packages-action.yml b/.github/workflows/test-packages-action.yml
index c781beb1fda0..5de06edaeca0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-packages-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-packages-action.yml
@@ -434,9 +434,6 @@ jobs:
           # Delete the salt onedir, we won't need it anymore and it will prevent
           # from it showing in the tree command below
           rm -rf artifacts/salt*
-          if [ "${{ inputs.skip-code-coverage }}" != "true" ]; then
-            mv artifacts/coverage/.coverage artifacts/coverage/.coverage.${{ matrix.slug }}.${{ inputs.nox-session }}.${{ matrix.transport }}.${{ matrix.tests-chunk }}
-          fi
 
       - name: Upload Test Run Log Artifacts
         if: always()
diff --git a/tools/ci.py b/tools/ci.py
index f29c7acafd38..974794b7c319 100644
--- a/tools/ci.py
+++ b/tools/ci.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def _get_pr_test_labels_from_event_payload(
     """
     if "pull_request" not in gh_event:
         return []
-    return _filter_test_labels(gh_event["pull_request"]["labels"])
+    return [_[0] for _ in _filter_test_labels(gh_event["pull_request"]["labels"])]
 
 
 def _filter_test_labels(labels: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
@@ -544,21 +544,21 @@ def _define_testrun(ctx, changed_files, labels, full):
         )
     if full:
         ctx.info("Full test run chosen")
-        testrun = TestRun(type="full", skip_code_coverage=True)
+        testrun = TestRun(type="full", skip_code_coverage=False)
     elif changed_pkg_requirements_files or changed_test_requirements_files:
         ctx.info(
             "Full test run chosen because there was a change made "
             "to the requirements files."
         )
-        testrun = TestRun(type="full", skip_code_coverage=True)
+        testrun = TestRun(type="full", skip_code_coverage=False)
     elif "test:full" in labels:
         ctx.info("Full test run chosen because the label `test:full` is set.\n")
-        testrun = TestRun(type="full", skip_code_coverage=True)
+        testrun = TestRun(type="full", skip_code_coverage=False)
     else:
         testrun_changed_files_path = tools.utils.REPO_ROOT / "testrun-changed-files.txt"
         testrun = TestRun(
             type="changed",
-            skip_code_coverage=True,
+            skip_code_coverage=False,
             from_filenames=str(
                 testrun_changed_files_path.relative_to(tools.utils.REPO_ROOT)
             ),
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ def workflow_config(
         if "pull_request" in gh_event:
             pr = gh_event["pull_request"]["number"]
             labels = _get_pr_test_labels_from_event_payload(gh_event)
+            ctx.info(f"labels are {labels!r}")
         else:
             ctx.warn("The 'pull_request' key was not found on the event payload.")
 
@@ -744,7 +745,7 @@ def workflow_config(
             # Public repositories can use github's arm64 runners.
             config["linux_arm_runner"] = "ubuntu-24.04-arm"
 
-    if event_name != "pull_request" or "test:full" in [_[0] for _ in labels]:
+    if event_name != "pull_request" or "test:full" in labels:
         full = True
         slugs = os.environ.get("FULL_TESTRUN_SLUGS", "")
         if not slugs:
@@ -770,6 +771,7 @@ def workflow_config(
 
     config["skip_code_coverage"] = True
     if "test:coverage" in labels:
+        ctx.info("Code coverage enabled.")
         config["skip_code_coverage"] = False
     else:
         ctx.info("Skipping code coverage.")