diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 29f7a4397c..966b7e4cc6 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 [run]
 branch = True
 parallel = True
-include=$TOP/synapse/*
+source = $TOP/synapse
 data_file = $TOP/.coverage
+relative_files = True
 
 [report]
 precision = 2
-
-[paths]
-source =
-    /home/runner/work/synapse/synapse
-    /src/synapse
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