diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0ea2c9a8c..b8da9b483 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 **/build
 **/_build
 **/deps
+elixir-api/cover
 
 # Dependencies
 .pnp.*
diff --git a/elixir-api/Makefile b/elixir-api/Makefile
index ea633bd25..4965cd8ed 100644
--- a/elixir-api/Makefile
+++ b/elixir-api/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ run: # Run docker container for 'production' dataset build
 test: SHELL:=/bin/bash
 test: install
 test:
-	@. .env && MIX_ENV=test mix test
+	@. .env && MIX_ENV=test mix test --cover
 
 cleanup: SHELL:=/bin/bash
 cleanup:
diff --git a/elixir-api/mix.exs b/elixir-api/mix.exs
index c264218d7..2765d7da4 100644
--- a/elixir-api/mix.exs
+++ b/elixir-api/mix.exs
@@ -9,7 +9,16 @@ defmodule Hexerei.MixProject do
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
       deps: deps(),
       escript: escript(),
-      releases: releases()
+      releases: releases(),
+      test_coverage: [
+        summary: [
+          threshold: 50
+        ],
+        ignore_modules: [
+          Router.Api.Base,
+          Hexerei.HTTP.DefaultClient
+        ]
+      ]
     ]
   end