diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index bcfd07650..e3c541ef5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ jobs:
         npm run test-coverage-ci || echo "Silently ignoring coverage threshold limit..."
 
     - name: Install LCOV
+      if: ${{ hashFiles('./coverage/lcov.info') != '' }}
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --assume-yes lcov
 
     - name: Report code coverage
+      if: ${{ hashFiles('./coverage/lcov.info') != '' }}
       uses: zgosalvez/github-actions-report-lcov@v3
       with:
         coverage-files: ./coverage/lcov.info