diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9cf77e597e..961d99f66b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ ui-zuul-lint-and-test:
 	$(NPM_BIN) --prefix awx/ui_next install
 	$(NPM_BIN) run --prefix awx/ui_next lint
 	$(NPM_BIN) run --prefix awx/ui_next prettier-check
-	$(NPM_BIN) run --prefix awx/ui_next test
+	$(NPM_BIN) run --prefix awx/ui_next test -- --coverage --watchAll=false
 
 
 # Build a pip-installable package into dist/ with a timestamped version number.
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/README.md b/awx/ui_next/README.md
index 2755f136d9..3c19b06dd2 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/README.md
+++ b/awx/ui_next/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ npm --prefix awx/ui_next test -- src/screens/Login/Login.test.jsx
 
 # start the test watcher and run tests on files that you've changed
 npm --prefix awx/ui_next run test-watch
+
+# start the tests and get the coverage report after the tests have completed
+npm --prefix awx/ui_next run test -- --coverage
 ```
 #### Note:
 - Once the test watcher is up and running you can hit `a` to run all the tests.
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/package.json b/awx/ui_next/package.json
index 2e791418db..0d470a17ca 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/package.json
+++ b/awx/ui_next/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "start": "PORT=3001 HTTPS=true DANGEROUSLY_DISABLE_HOST_CHECK=true react-scripts start",
     "start-instrumented": "DEBUG=instrument-cra PORT=3001 HTTPS=true DANGEROUSLY_DISABLE_HOST_CHECK=true react-scripts -r @cypress/instrument-cra start",
     "build": "INLINE_RUNTIME_CHUNK=false react-scripts build",
-    "test": "TZ='UTC' react-scripts test --coverage --watchAll=false",
+    "test": "TZ='UTC' react-scripts test --watchAll=false",
     "test-watch": "TZ='UTC' react-scripts test",
     "eject": "react-scripts eject",
     "lint": "eslint --ext .js --ext .jsx .",