diff --git a/modules/django.py b/modules/django.py
index cd46834..058dd78 100644
--- a/modules/django.py
+++ b/modules/django.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def manage(args="help", workingdir=None, prefix="", suffix=""):
 
 
 @task
-def coverage(args="", workingdir=None, outputdir=None,
+def coverage(args="test", workingdir=None, outputdir=None,
              coveragerc=False, report=True, html=True):
     """
     helper method that uses the coverage package
@@ -139,20 +139,20 @@ def coverage(args="", workingdir=None, outputdir=None,
 
     suffix = ""
 
-    if report:
-        suffix += "&& coverage report"
-
-    if html:
-        suffix += "&& coverage html"
-
     coveragepath = "{projectroot}/share/coverage".format(
         projectroot=configuration.paths.project.root,
         outputdir=outputdir)
 
     if coveragerc:
-        suffix += " --rcfile={coveragepath}/setup.cfg".format(
+        prefix += " --rcfile={coveragepath}/setup.cfg".format(
             coveragepath=coveragepath)
 
+    if report:
+        suffix += " && coverage report"
+
+    if html:
+        suffix += " && coverage html"
+
     if outputdir:
         outputpath = outputdir