diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 93da6bc..aa22e30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "18.x"
       - run: npm install
+      # rebuild the project to ensure that the test files are available
+      - run: npm run build:ci
       - run: npm test
 
   deploy-to-development:
diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index 286005d..c3f340c 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config"
  */
 export default defineConfig({
     test: {
-        include: ["test/**/*.test.ts"],
         coverage: {
             provider: "v8",
             reporter: ["text", "html"],
-            include: ["packages/**/*.ts"],
-            exclude: ["node_modules", "packages/**/dist"],
+            include: ["packages/**/*.ts", "!packages/**/*.config.ts"],
+            exclude: ["**/node_modules", "**/dist"],
         },
     },
 })