diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c8e327b6e60..23147526e14 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ bddtests/coverage
 go-carpet-coverage*
 # make node-sdk copied files
 sdk/node/lib/protos/*
+report.xml
diff --git a/gotools/Makefile b/gotools/Makefile
index 1d318f2b53e..23ff0691aa5 100644
--- a/gotools/Makefile
+++ b/gotools/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-GOTOOLS = golint govendor goimports protoc-gen-go ginkgo gomega
+GOTOOLS = golint govendor goimports protoc-gen-go ginkgo gomega gocov gocovxml
 GOTOOLS_BIN = $(patsubst %,$(GOPATH)/bin/%, $(GOTOOLS))
 
 # go tool->path mapping
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ go.fqp.golint    := github.com/golang/lint/golint
 go.fqp.goimports := golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports
 go.fqp.ginkgo    := github.com/onsi/ginkgo/ginkgo
 go.fqp.gomega    := github.com/onsi/gomega
+go.fqp.gocov     := github.com/axw/gocov/...
+go.fqp.gocovxml  := github.com/AlekSi/gocov-xml
 
 all: $(GOTOOLS_BIN)
 
diff --git a/scripts/goUnitTests.sh b/scripts/goUnitTests.sh
index 824841dad3c..bf2f7def2c6 100755
--- a/scripts/goUnitTests.sh
+++ b/scripts/goUnitTests.sh
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ trap cleanup 0
 echo "DONE!"
 
 echo "Running tests..."
-go test -cover -p 1 -timeout=20m $PKGS
+gocov test $PKGS -p 1 -timeout=20m | gocov-xml > report.xml