diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index f8c1ecfb61..6d46a8d48b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         - ubuntu_22.04-clang_14-vtk_9.2.2-py_3.8
     env:
       OUTPUT_DIR: '/tmp/artifacts'
+      VT_TV_COVERAGE_ENABLED: ${{ matrix.image == 'ubuntu_22.04-gcc_11-vtk_9.2.2-py_3.8' && 'ON' || 'OFF' }}
     name: vt-tv build and test
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           file: ./ci/docker/build-and-test.dockerfile
           build-args: |
             BASE_IMAGE=pierrpebay/vt-tv:${{ matrix.image }}
+            VT_TV_COVERAGE_ENABLED=${{ env.VT_TV_COVERAGE_ENABLED }}
           outputs: type=local,dest=${{ env.OUTPUT_DIR }}
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           output-to: step-summary
 
       - name: Coverage
-        if: contains(${{matrix.image }}, "gcc_11")
+        if: ${{ env.VT_TV_COVERAGE_ENABLED == 'ON' }}
         run: |
           echo '## Coverage' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo '```shell' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/ci/docker/build-and-test.dockerfile b/ci/docker/build-and-test.dockerfile
index 1de1381a58..52e887a428 100644
--- a/ci/docker/build-and-test.dockerfile
+++ b/ci/docker/build-and-test.dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=pierrpebay/vt-tv:ubuntu_22.04-gcc_11-vtk_9.2.2-py_3.8
+ARG VT_TV_COVERAGE_ENABLED=OFF
 
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE} AS base
 
+ENV VT_TV_COVERAGE_ENABLED=$VT_TV_COVERAGE_ENABLED
+
 # setup requirements for rendering tests (xvfb) + coverage report (lcov)
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     xvfb \
@@ -11,8 +14,6 @@ COPY . /opt/src/vt-tv
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/build/vt-tv
 
 # Build
-FROM base AS build
-RUN bash -c 'if [[ "$CC" == "/usr/bin/gcc-11" ]]; then export VT_TV_COVERAGE_ENABLED=ON; fi'
 RUN /opt/src/vt-tv/ci/build.sh
 
 # Unit tests
diff --git a/ci/test_cpp.sh b/ci/test_cpp.sh
index 054cace8af..ff503ff1a9 100644
--- a/ci/test_cpp.sh
+++ b/ci/test_cpp.sh
@@ -27,24 +27,25 @@ cat /opt/build/vt-tv/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log
 [ -f "/opt/src/vt-tv/output/test-render/ccm_example0.png" ] && cp "/opt/src/vt-tv/output/test-render/ccm_example0.png"  /tmp/artifacts/
 
 # coverage reporting
-pushd /opt/src/vt-tv/output
-lcov --capture --directory /opt/build/vt-tv --output-file lcov_vt-tv_test.info
-lcov --remove lcov_vt-tv_test.info -o lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info '*/lib/*' '/usr/include/*' '*/vtk/*' '*/tests/*'
-lcov --list lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info
-# add simple coverage artifact
-lcov --list lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info > lcov-list-report.txt
-cp lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info /tmp/artifacts/
-cp /opt/src/vt-tv/output/lcov-list-report.txt /tmp/artifacts/
-
-# extract total coverage (Lines) for later use in a badge in the CI
-LCOV_SUMMARY=$(lcov --summary lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info)
-LCOV_TOTAL_LINES_COV=$(echo $LCOV_SUMMARY | grep -E -o 'lines......: ([0-9.]+)*' | grep -o -E '[0-9]+.[0-9]+')
-echo $LCOV_TOTAL_LINES_COV > lcov-lines-total.txt
-cp /opt/src/vt-tv/output/lcov-lines-total.txt /tmp/artifacts/
-
-ls /tmp/artifacts
-
-popd
+if [[ $VT_TV_COVERAGE_ENABLED=="ON" ]]; then
+    pushd /opt/src/vt-tv/output
+    lcov --capture --directory /opt/build/vt-tv --output-file lcov_vt-tv_test.info
+    lcov --remove lcov_vt-tv_test.info -o lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info '*/lib/*' '/usr/include/*' '*/vtk/*' '*/tests/*'
+    lcov --list lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info
+    # add simple coverage artifact
+    lcov --list lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info > lcov-list-report.txt
+    cp lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info /tmp/artifacts/
+    cp /opt/src/vt-tv/output/lcov-list-report.txt /tmp/artifacts/
+
+    # extract total coverage (Lines) for later use in a badge in the CI
+    LCOV_SUMMARY=$(lcov --summary lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info)
+    LCOV_TOTAL_LINES_COV=$(echo $LCOV_SUMMARY | grep -E -o 'lines......: ([0-9.]+)*' | grep -o -E '[0-9]+.[0-9]+')
+    echo $LCOV_TOTAL_LINES_COV > lcov-lines-total.txt
+    cp /opt/src/vt-tv/output/lcov-lines-total.txt /tmp/artifacts/
+
+    ls /tmp/artifacts
+    popd
+fi
 
 popd