diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index c0ca3f72..69cff115 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1677,10 +1677,14 @@ const config = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(373));
  * @param pipe
  */
 async function addCoverageXdebug(extension, version, os_version, pipe) {
-    const xdebug = (await extensions.addExtension(extension, version, os_version, true)) +
-        pipe;
-    const log = await utils.addLog('$tick', extension, 'Xdebug enabled as coverage driver', os_version);
-    return xdebug + '\n' + log;
+    let script = '\n';
+    script +=
+        (await extensions.addExtension(':pcov', version, os_version, true)) + pipe;
+    script +=
+        (await extensions.addExtension(extension, version, os_version, true)) +
+            pipe;
+    script += await utils.addLog('$tick', extension, 'Xdebug enabled as coverage driver', os_version);
+    return script;
 }
 exports.addCoverageXdebug = addCoverageXdebug;
 /**
@@ -1694,22 +1698,14 @@ async function addCoveragePCOV(version, os_version, pipe) {
     let script = '\n';
     switch (true) {
         default:
+            script +=
+                (await extensions.addExtension(':xdebug', version, os_version, true)) +
+                    pipe;
             script +=
                 (await extensions.addExtension('pcov', version, os_version, true)) +
-                    pipe +
-                    '\n';
+                    pipe;
             script +=
                 (await config.addINIValues('pcov.enabled=1', os_version, true)) + '\n';
-            // add command to disable xdebug and enable pcov
-            switch (os_version) {
-                case 'linux':
-                case 'darwin':
-                    script += 'remove_extension xdebug' + pipe + '\n';
-                    break;
-                case 'win32':
-                    script += 'Remove-Extension xdebug' + pipe + '\n';
-                    break;
-            }
             // success
             script += await utils.addLog('$tick', 'coverage: pcov', 'PCOV enabled as coverage driver', os_version);
             // version is not supported
@@ -1730,17 +1726,11 @@ exports.addCoveragePCOV = addCoveragePCOV;
  */
 async function disableCoverage(version, os_version, pipe) {
     let script = '\n';
-    switch (os_version) {
-        case 'linux':
-        case 'darwin':
-            script += 'remove_extension xdebug' + pipe + '\n';
-            script += 'remove_extension pcov' + pipe + '\n';
-            break;
-        case 'win32':
-            script += 'Remove-Extension xdebug' + pipe + '\n';
-            script += 'Remove-Extension pcov' + pipe + '\n';
-            break;
-    }
+    script +=
+        (await extensions.addExtension(':pcov', version, os_version, true)) + pipe;
+    script +=
+        (await extensions.addExtension(':xdebug', version, os_version, true)) +
+            pipe;
     script += await utils.addLog('$tick', 'none', 'Disabled Xdebug and PCOV', os_version);
     return script;
 }
@@ -1755,7 +1745,7 @@ exports.disableCoverage = disableCoverage;
 async function addCoverage(coverage_driver, version, os_version) {
     coverage_driver = coverage_driver.toLowerCase();
     const script = '\n' + (await utils.stepLog('Setup Coverage', os_version));
-    const pipe = await utils.suppressOutput(os_version);
+    const pipe = (await utils.suppressOutput(os_version)) + '\n';
     switch (coverage_driver) {
         case 'pcov':
             return script + (await addCoveragePCOV(version, os_version, pipe));
diff --git a/src/coverage.ts b/src/coverage.ts
index bbc36f75..b344e9f5 100644
--- a/src/coverage.ts
+++ b/src/coverage.ts
@@ -16,16 +16,19 @@ export async function addCoverageXdebug(
   os_version: string,
   pipe: string
 ): Promise<string> {
-  const xdebug =
+  let script = '\n';
+  script +=
+    (await extensions.addExtension(':pcov', version, os_version, true)) + pipe;
+  script +=
     (await extensions.addExtension(extension, version, os_version, true)) +
     pipe;
-  const log = await utils.addLog(
+  script += await utils.addLog(
     '$tick',
     extension,
     'Xdebug enabled as coverage driver',
     os_version
   );
-  return xdebug + '\n' + log;
+  return script;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -43,24 +46,15 @@ export async function addCoveragePCOV(
   let script = '\n';
   switch (true) {
     default:
+      script +=
+        (await extensions.addExtension(':xdebug', version, os_version, true)) +
+        pipe;
       script +=
         (await extensions.addExtension('pcov', version, os_version, true)) +
-        pipe +
-        '\n';
+        pipe;
       script +=
         (await config.addINIValues('pcov.enabled=1', os_version, true)) + '\n';
 
-      // add command to disable xdebug and enable pcov
-      switch (os_version) {
-        case 'linux':
-        case 'darwin':
-          script += 'remove_extension xdebug' + pipe + '\n';
-          break;
-        case 'win32':
-          script += 'Remove-Extension xdebug' + pipe + '\n';
-          break;
-      }
-
       // success
       script += await utils.addLog(
         '$tick',
@@ -97,17 +91,11 @@ export async function disableCoverage(
   pipe: string
 ): Promise<string> {
   let script = '\n';
-  switch (os_version) {
-    case 'linux':
-    case 'darwin':
-      script += 'remove_extension xdebug' + pipe + '\n';
-      script += 'remove_extension pcov' + pipe + '\n';
-      break;
-    case 'win32':
-      script += 'Remove-Extension xdebug' + pipe + '\n';
-      script += 'Remove-Extension pcov' + pipe + '\n';
-      break;
-  }
+  script +=
+    (await extensions.addExtension(':pcov', version, os_version, true)) + pipe;
+  script +=
+    (await extensions.addExtension(':xdebug', version, os_version, true)) +
+    pipe;
   script += await utils.addLog(
     '$tick',
     'none',
@@ -133,7 +121,7 @@ export async function addCoverage(
   coverage_driver = coverage_driver.toLowerCase();
   const script: string =
     '\n' + (await utils.stepLog('Setup Coverage', os_version));
-  const pipe: string = await utils.suppressOutput(os_version);
+  const pipe: string = (await utils.suppressOutput(os_version)) + '\n';
   switch (coverage_driver) {
     case 'pcov':
       return script + (await addCoveragePCOV(version, os_version, pipe));