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