diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
index 860ab7849..d30397b5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
@@ -5,24 +5,15 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - unstable
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  GossipSub:
+  Coverage:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        nim-options: [
-          "",
-          "-d:libp2p_pubsub_anonymize=true -d:libp2p_pubsub_sign=false -d:libp2p_pubsub_verify=false",
-          "-d:libp2p_pubsub_sign=true -d:libp2p_pubsub_verify=true"
-        ]
-        test-program: [
-          "tests/pubsub/testpubsub",
-          "tests/pubsub/testfloodsub",
-          "tests/pubsub/testgossipinternal"
-        ]
+    env:
+      CICOV: YES
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
@@ -36,105 +27,18 @@ jobs:
           env MAKE="make -j${NPROC}" bash build_nim.sh Nim csources dist/nimble NimBinaries
           export PATH="$PATH:$PWD/Nim/bin"
           nimble install_pinned
-          export NIM_OPTIONS="--opt:speed -d:debug --verbosity:0 --hints:off --lineDir:on -d:chronicles_log_level=INFO --warning[CaseTransition]:off --warning[ObservableStores]:off --warning[LockLevel]:off --nimcache:nimcache --passC:-fprofile-arcs --passC:-ftest-coverage --passL:-fprofile-arcs --passL:-ftest-coverage ${{ matrix.nim-options }}"
-          nim c $NIM_OPTIONS -r ${{ matrix.test-program }}
-          cd nimcache; rm *.c; cd ..
+          export NIMFLAGS="--lineDir:on --passC:-fprofile-arcs --passC:-ftest-coverage --passL:-fprofile-arcs --passL:-ftest-coverage"
+          nimble testnative
+          nimble testpubsub
+          nimble testfilter
+          find nimcache -name *.c -delete
           lcov --capture --directory nimcache --output-file coverage/coverage.info
           shopt -s globstar
           ls `pwd`/libp2p/{*,**/*}.nim
           lcov --extract coverage/coverage.info  `pwd`/libp2p/{*,**/*}.nim --output-file coverage/coverage.f.info
-          export COV_UUID=`cksum <<< "${{ matrix.test-program }} $NIM_OPTIONS" | cut -f 1 -d ' '`
-          genhtml coverage/coverage.f.info --output-directory coverage/$COV_UUID-output
-          echo ${{ matrix.test-program }} > coverage/$COV_UUID-nim_options.txt
-          echo $NIM_OPTIONS >> coverage/$COV_UUID-nim_options.txt
+          genhtml coverage/coverage.f.info --output-directory coverage/output
           bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -f coverage/coverage.f.info || echo "Codecov did not collect coverage reports"
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
         with:
           name: coverage
           path: coverage
-
-  Tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        nim-options: [
-          ""
-        ]
-        test-program: [
-          "tests/testnative",
-        ]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Run
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y lcov build-essential git curl
-          mkdir coverage
-          curl -O -L -s -S https://raw.githubusercontent.com/status-im/nimbus-build-system/master/scripts/build_nim.sh
-          env MAKE="make -j${NPROC}" bash build_nim.sh Nim csources dist/nimble NimBinaries
-          export PATH="$PATH:$PWD/Nim/bin"
-          nimble install_pinned
-          export NIM_OPTIONS="--opt:speed -d:debug --verbosity:0 --hints:off --lineDir:on -d:chronicles_log_level=INFO --warning[CaseTransition]:off --warning[ObservableStores]:off --warning[LockLevel]:off --nimcache:nimcache --passC:-fprofile-arcs --passC:-ftest-coverage --passL:-fprofile-arcs --passL:-ftest-coverage ${{ matrix.nim-options }} --clearNimblePath --NimblePath:nimbledeps/pkgs"
-          nim c $NIM_OPTIONS -r ${{ matrix.test-program }}
-          cd nimcache; rm *.c; cd ..
-          lcov --capture --directory nimcache --output-file coverage/coverage.info
-          shopt -s globstar
-          ls `pwd`/libp2p/{*,**/*}.nim
-          lcov --extract coverage/coverage.info  `pwd`/libp2p/{*,**/*}.nim --output-file coverage/coverage.f.info
-          export COV_UUID=`cksum <<< "${{ matrix.test-program }} $NIM_OPTIONS" | cut -f 1 -d ' '`
-          genhtml coverage/coverage.f.info --output-directory coverage/$COV_UUID-output
-          echo ${{ matrix.test-program }} > coverage/$COV_UUID-nim_options.txt
-          echo $NIM_OPTIONS >> coverage/$COV_UUID-nim_options.txt
-          bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -f coverage/coverage.f.info || echo "Codecov did not collect coverage reports"
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
-        with:
-          name: coverage
-          path: coverage
-
-  Filter:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        nim-options: [
-          "",
-          "-d:libp2p_pki_schemes=secp256k1",
-          "-d:libp2p_pki_schemes=secp256k1;ed25519",
-          "-d:libp2p_pki_schemes=secp256k1;ed25519;ecnist",
-        ]
-        test-program: [
-          "tests/testpkifilter",
-        ]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Run
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y lcov build-essential git curl
-          mkdir coverage
-          curl -O -L -s -S https://raw.githubusercontent.com/status-im/nimbus-build-system/master/scripts/build_nim.sh
-          env MAKE="make -j${NPROC}" bash build_nim.sh Nim csources dist/nimble NimBinaries
-          export PATH="$PATH:$PWD/Nim/bin"
-          nimble install_pinned
-          export NIM_OPTIONS="--opt:speed -d:debug --verbosity:0 --hints:off --lineDir:on -d:chronicles_log_level=INFO --warning[CaseTransition]:off --warning[ObservableStores]:off --warning[LockLevel]:off --nimcache:nimcache --passC:-fprofile-arcs --passC:-ftest-coverage --passL:-fprofile-arcs --passL:-ftest-coverage ${{ matrix.nim-options }}"
-          nim c $NIM_OPTIONS -r ${{ matrix.test-program }}
-          cd nimcache; rm *.c; cd ..
-          lcov --capture --directory nimcache --output-file coverage/coverage.info
-          shopt -s globstar
-          ls `pwd`/libp2p/{*,**/*}.nim
-          lcov --extract coverage/coverage.info  `pwd`/libp2p/{*,**/*}.nim --output-file coverage/coverage.f.info
-          export COV_UUID=`cksum <<< "${{ matrix.test-program }} $NIM_OPTIONS" | cut -f 1 -d ' '`
-          genhtml coverage/coverage.f.info --output-directory coverage/$COV_UUID-output
-          echo ${{ matrix.test-program }} > coverage/$COV_UUID-nim_options.txt
-          echo $NIM_OPTIONS >> coverage/$COV_UUID-nim_options.txt
-          bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -f coverage/coverage.f.info || echo "Codecov did not collect coverage reports"
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
-        with:
-          name: coverage
-          path: coverage
-
-
-
diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index 8b05b177c..2bf4d4dcf 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 codecov:
   notify:
     require_ci_to_pass: true
-    # must be the number of coverage report builds
-    # notice that this number is for PRs;
-    # like this we disabled notify on pure branches report
-    # which is fine I guess
-    after_n_builds: 28
 comment:
   layout: "reach, diff, flags, files"
-  after_n_builds: 28 # must be the number of coverage report builds
 coverage:
   status:
     project:
@@ -16,4 +10,4 @@ coverage:
         # basic settings
         target: auto
         threshold: 5%
-        base: auto
\ No newline at end of file
+        base: auto
diff --git a/libp2p.nimble b/libp2p.nimble
index 7dd20dafc..ac1407905 100644
--- a/libp2p.nimble
+++ b/libp2p.nimble
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ requires "nim >= 1.2.0",
          "websock",
          "unittest2 >= 0.0.5 & < 0.1.0"
 
+import hashes
 proc runTest(filename: string, verify: bool = true, sign: bool = true,
              moreoptions: string = "") =
   var excstr = "nim c --skipParentCfg --opt:speed -d:debug -d:libp2p_agents_metrics -d:libp2p_protobuf_metrics -d:libp2p_network_protocols_metrics -d:libp2p_mplex_metrics "
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ proc runTest(filename: string, verify: bool = true, sign: bool = true,
   excstr.add(" -d:libp2p_pubsub_sign=" & $sign)
   excstr.add(" -d:libp2p_pubsub_verify=" & $verify)
   excstr.add(" " & moreoptions & " ")
+  if getEnv("CICOV").len > 0:
+    excstr &= " --nimcache:nimcache/" & filename & "-" & $excstr.hash
   exec excstr & " -r " & " tests/" & filename
   rmFile "tests/" & filename.toExe