diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8125304f7..a3436e95a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -30,13 +30,9 @@ platform =
     posix: ^(?!.*win32).*$
 commands_pre = python {toxinidir}/tools/pipstrap.py
 commands =
-    !cover-win: {[base]install_and_test} {[base]win_all_packages}
-    !cover-!win: {[base]install_and_test} {[base]all_packages}
-    !cover: python tests/lock_test.py
-
-    cover-win: {[base]pip_install} {[base]win_all_packages}
-    cover-!win: {[base]pip_install} {[base]all_packages} certbot-apache[dev]
-    cover: python tox.cover.py
+    win: {[base]install_and_test} {[base]win_all_packages}
+    !win: {[base]install_and_test} {[base]all_packages}
+    python tests/lock_test.py
 # We always recreate the virtual environment to avoid problems like
 # https://github.com/certbot/certbot/issues/7745.
 recreate = true
@@ -112,6 +108,12 @@ commands =
 setenv =
     {[testenv:oldest]setenv}
 
+[testenv:cover{,-win,-posix}]
+commands =
+    win: {[base]pip_install} {[base]win_all_packages}
+    !win: {[base]pip_install} {[base]all_packages} certbot-apache[dev]
+    python tox.cover.py
+
 [testenv:lint{,-win,-posix}]
 basepython = python3
 # separating into multiple invocations disables cross package