diff --git a/datadog_checks_dev/hatch.toml b/datadog_checks_dev/hatch.toml
index e4e3ffa2cf4c99..9ed9fbd1cce6ad 100644
--- a/datadog_checks_dev/hatch.toml
+++ b/datadog_checks_dev/hatch.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ matrix.python.features = [
 ]
 matrix.python.scripts = [
   { key = "test", value = "_dd-test --ignore tests/tooling", if = ["2.7"] },
+  { key = "test-cov", value = "_dd-test --ignore tests/tooling", if = ["2.7"] },
 ]
 # TODO: remove this when the old CLI is gone
 matrix.python.pre-install-commands = [