diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index fb6f58739..aaee48047 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -173,11 +173,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload coverage
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          COVERALLS_SERVICE_NAME: github-actions
           COVERALLS_PARALLEL: true
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          coveralls || echo "!! intermittent coveralls failure"
+          coveralls --service=github || echo "!! intermittent coveralls failure"
 
   coveralls:
     name: Indicate completion to coveralls.io