diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3994a5fa38..23eea89567 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ lib-cov
 
 # Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
 coverage
+coverage-e2e
 
 # nyc test coverage
 .nyc_output
diff --git a/ghost/core/.c8rc.e2e.json b/ghost/core/.c8rc.e2e.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..711e197f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/.c8rc.e2e.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "all": true,
+  "check-coverage": true,
+  "reporter": [
+    "html-spa",
+    "text-summary",
+    "cobertura"
+  ],
+  "reportsDir": "./coverage-e2e",
+  "statements": 78,
+  "branches": 80,
+  "functions": 80,
+  "lines": 78,
+  "include": [
+    "core/{*.js,frontend,server,shared}"
+  ],
+  "exclude": [
+    "core/server/data/migrations/**",
+    "!core/server/data/migrations/utils.js"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/ghost/core/.c8rc.json b/ghost/core/.c8rc.json
index 277e9c146d..03fa6fb477 100644
--- a/ghost/core/.c8rc.json
+++ b/ghost/core/.c8rc.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "cobertura"
   ],
   "statements": 61,
-  "branches": 80,
+  "branches": 85,
   "functions": 51,
   "lines": 61,
   "include": [
diff --git a/ghost/core/package.json b/ghost/core/package.json
index 79fa9fe0c7..4e82097281 100644
--- a/ghost/core/package.json
+++ b/ghost/core/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
     "test:e2e": "mocha --require=./test/utils/overrides.js --exit --trace-warnings --recursive --extension=test.js './test/e2e-api' './test/e2e-frontend' './test/e2e-server' './test/e2e-webhooks' --timeout=15000",
     "test:regression": "mocha --require=./test/utils/overrides.js --exit --trace-warnings --recursive --extension=test.js  './test/regression' --timeout=60000",
     "test:browser": "playwright test --browser=all test/e2e-browser",
-    "test:ci": "c8 yarn test:e2e -b && yarn test:integration -b && yarn test:regression -b",
+    "test:ci": "c8 -c ./.c8rc.e2e.json yarn test:ci:base",
+    "test:ci:base": "yarn test:e2e -b",
     "test:unit:slow": "yarn test:unit --reporter=mocha-slow-test-reporter",
     "test:int:slow": "yarn test:integration --reporter=mocha-slow-test-reporter",
     "test:e2e:slow": "yarn test:e2e --reporter=mocha-slow-test-reporter",