diff --git a/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/runner.ts b/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/runner.ts
index 7bc045b34687..8187fe1e60e5 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/runner.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/runner.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ export class PytestRunner implements ITestsRunner {
                 testArgs.push('--capture', 'no');
             }
 
+            if (options.debug && !testArgs.some((a) => a.startsWith('--no-cov'))) {
+                testArgs.push('--no-cov');
+            }
+
             // Positional arguments control the tests to be run.
             const rawData = idToRawData.get(testNode.id);
             if (!rawData) {