diff --git a/make/testing_flags.mk b/make/testing_flags.mk
index 88287f84..cdfc4d6f 100644
--- a/make/testing_flags.mk
+++ b/make/testing_flags.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LOG_TAGS =
 TEST_FLAGS =
 ITEST_FLAGS = 
 EXEC_SUFFIX =
-COVER_PKG = $$(go list -deps ./... | grep '$(PKG)' | grep -v lnrpc)
+COVER_PKG = $$(go list -deps -tags="$(DEV_TAGS)" ./... | grep '$(PKG)' | grep -v lnrpc)
 NUM_ITEST_TRANCHES = 4
 ITEST_PARALLELISM = $(NUM_ITEST_TRANCHES)