diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4348595e..08fb7c86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1173,13 +1173,7 @@ jobs:
           test -n "$package_output"
           mapfile -t packages <<< "$package_output"
           test "${#packages[@]}" -gt 0
-          progress_flags=()
-          if [ "$COVERAGE_SHARD" = app ]; then
-            # app is one long package; keep per-test progress visible while its
-            # authoritative serial coverage profile is being generated.
-            progress_flags=(-v)
-          fi
-          go test "${progress_flags[@]}" -count=1 -p 1 \
+          go test -count=1 -p 1 \
             -coverprofile="coverage-shard-$COVERAGE_SHARD.txt" \
             -covermode=atomic \
             "${packages[@]}"
diff --git a/test/scripts/coverage_workflow_contract_test.go b/test/scripts/coverage_workflow_contract_test.go
index 226b984d..5ffb1298 100644
--- a/test/scripts/coverage_workflow_contract_test.go
+++ b/test/scripts/coverage_workflow_contract_test.go
@@ -165,9 +165,7 @@ func TestCoverageWorkflowShardsAndBaselineCache(t *testing.T) {
 		"          - helpers",
 		"          - remaining",
 		`./scripts/ci/test-packages.sh list-coverage "$COVERAGE_SHARD"`,
-		`if [ "$COVERAGE_SHARD" = app ]; then`,
-		"progress_flags=(-v)",
-		`go test "${progress_flags[@]}" -count=1 -p 1`,
+		"go test -count=1 -p 1",
 		`-coverprofile="coverage-shard-$COVERAGE_SHARD.txt"`,
 		"-covermode=atomic",
 		"name: coverage-current-shard-${{ matrix.shard }}",