diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/stryker4s/mutants/applymutants/CoverageMatchBuilder.scala b/core/src/main/scala/stryker4s/mutants/applymutants/CoverageMatchBuilder.scala
index 6b4a20e9a..499c69c26 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/stryker4s/mutants/applymutants/CoverageMatchBuilder.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/stryker4s/mutants/applymutants/CoverageMatchBuilder.scala
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@ class CoverageMatchBuilder(mutationContext: ActiveMutationContext)(implicit log:
   override def defaultCase(transformedMutant: TransformedMutants): Case =
     withCoverage(super.defaultCase(transformedMutant), transformedMutant.mutantStatements)
 
+  /** Call coverage in a place that's always safe to call: the 'if'-statement of the default match of the mutation switch. `coverMutant` always returns true
+    */
   private def withCoverage(caze: Case, mutants: List[Mutant]): Case = {
-    val coverageStatement = mutants.map(mutant => q"_root_.stryker4s.coverage.coverMutant(${mutant.id})")
-    val newBody = caze.body match {
-      case b: Term.Block => coverageStatement ++ b.stats
-      case other         => coverageStatement :+ other
-    }
-    caze.copy(body = Term.Block(newBody))
+    val coverageCond = q"_root_.stryker4s.coverage.coverMutant(..${mutants.map(_.id).map(Lit.Int(_))})"
+    caze.copy(cond = Some(coverageCond))
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/stryker4s/mutants/applymutants/CoverageMatchBuilderTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/stryker4s/mutants/applymutants/CoverageMatchBuilderTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5f83c361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/stryker4s/mutants/applymutants/CoverageMatchBuilderTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package stryker4s.mutants.applymutants
+
+import stryker4s.extension.TreeExtensions.IsEqualExtension
+import stryker4s.extension.mutationtype.GreaterThan
+import stryker4s.model.{Mutant, TransformedMutants}
+import stryker4s.scalatest.LogMatchers
+import stryker4s.testutil.Stryker4sSuite
+
+import scala.meta._
+
+class CoverageMatchBuilderTest extends Stryker4sSuite with LogMatchers {
+  describe("buildMatch") {
+    it("should add coverage analysis to the default case") {
+      // Arrange
+      val ids = Iterator.from(0)
+      val originalStatement = q"x >= 15"
+      val mutants = List(q"x > 15", q"x <= 15")
+        .map(Mutant(ids.next(), originalStatement, _, GreaterThan))
+      val sut = new CoverageMatchBuilder(ActiveMutationContext.testRunner)
+
+      // Act
+      val result = sut.buildMatch(TransformedMutants(originalStatement, mutants)).cases.last
+
+      // Assert
+      assert(result.isEqual(p"case _ if _root_.stryker4s.coverage.coverMutant(0, 1) => x >= 15"), result)
+    }
+
+    it("should set the mutation switch match to Ints") {
+      // Arrange
+      val ids = Iterator.from(0)
+      val originalStatement = q"x >= 15"
+      val mutants = List(q"x > 15", q"x <= 15")
+        .map(Mutant(ids.next(), originalStatement, _, GreaterThan))
+      val sut = new CoverageMatchBuilder(ActiveMutationContext.testRunner)
+
+      // Act
+      val result = sut.buildMatch(TransformedMutants(originalStatement, mutants)).cases.init
+
+      // Assert
+      result.map(_.syntax) should (contain
+        .inOrderOnly(
+          p"case 0 => x > 15".syntax,
+          p"case 1 => x <= 15".syntax
+        ))
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sbt-testrunner/src/main/scala/stryker4s/package.scala b/sbt-testrunner/src/main/scala/stryker4s/package.scala
index 4960064d6..baa127313 100644
--- a/sbt-testrunner/src/main/scala/stryker4s/package.scala
+++ b/sbt-testrunner/src/main/scala/stryker4s/package.scala
@@ -25,23 +25,27 @@ package object stryker4s {
 
     /** Add a mutant to the current coverage report
       */
-    def coverMutant(id: Int) = {
+    def coverMutant(ids: Int*): Boolean = {
       if (collectCoverage.get()) {
         val currentTest = activeTest.get
         if (currentTest != null) {
-          val currentCovered = coveredTests.getOrElseUpdate(id, new ConcurrentLinkedQueue())
-          currentCovered.add(currentTest)
+          ids.foreach { id =>
+            val currentCovered = coveredTests.getOrElseUpdate(id, new ConcurrentLinkedQueue())
+            currentCovered.add(currentTest)
+          }
         }
       }
+      true // Always return true, `coverMutant` is called in the guard condition of the default mutation switch
     }
 
     /** Set the currently running test. This is needed to map the covered mutants with the test that was running at that time
       */
-    def setActiveTest(fingerPrint: Fingerprint) = if (collectCoverage.get()) activeTest.set(fingerPrint)
+    protected[stryker4s] def setActiveTest(fingerPrint: Fingerprint) =
+      if (collectCoverage.get()) activeTest.set(fingerPrint)
 
     /** Collect coverage analysis during the provided function and return it in a tuple
       */
-    def collectCoverage[A](f: => A): (A, CoverageReport) = try {
+    protected[stryker4s] def collectCoverage[A](f: => A): (A, CoverageReport) = try {
       collectCoverage.set(true)
 
       val result = f
@@ -65,6 +69,6 @@ package object stryker4s {
 
   def activeMutation: Int = activeMutationRef.get()
 
-  def activeMutation_=(mutation: Int): Unit = activeMutationRef.set(mutation)
+  protected[stryker4s] def activeMutation_=(mutation: Int): Unit = activeMutationRef.set(mutation)
 
 }