diff --git a/__tests__/config.test.ts b/__tests__/config.test.ts
index 2ef92613..f17067e9 100644
--- a/__tests__/config.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/config.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
       true
     );
     expect(linux).toContain(
-      'echo "post_max_size=256M\nshort_open_tag=On\ndate.timezone=Asia/Kolkata" | sudo tee -a "${ini_file[@]}"'
+      'echo "post_max_size=256M\nshort_open_tag=On\ndate.timezone=Asia/Kolkata" | sudo tee -a "${pecl_file:-${ini_file[@]}}"'
     );
 
     linux = await config.addINIValues(
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
       'darwin'
     );
     expect(darwin).toContain(
-      'echo "post_max_size=256M\nshort_open_tag=On\ndate.timezone=Asia/Kolkata" | sudo tee -a "${ini_file[@]}"'
+      'echo "post_max_size=256M\nshort_open_tag=On\ndate.timezone=Asia/Kolkata" | sudo tee -a "${pecl_file:-${ini_file[@]}}"'
     );
 
     darwin = await config.addINIValues(
diff --git a/__tests__/coverage.test.ts b/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
index af25eb8c..b159209a 100644
--- a/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
@@ -28,43 +28,36 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug on windows', async () => {
     const win32: string = await coverage.addCoverage('xdebug', '7.4', 'win32');
     expect(win32).toContain('Add-Extension xdebug');
-    expect(win32).toContain('xdebug.mode=coverage');
   });
 
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug on linux', async () => {
     const linux: string = await coverage.addCoverage('xdebug', '8.0', 'linux');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_extension xdebug');
-    expect(linux).toContain('echo "xdebug.mode=coverage"');
   });
 
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug3 on linux', async () => {
     const linux: string = await coverage.addCoverage('xdebug3', '7.4', 'linux');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_extension_from_source xdebug');
-    expect(linux).toContain('echo "xdebug.mode=coverage"');
   });
 
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug3 on linux', async () => {
     const linux: string = await coverage.addCoverage('xdebug3', '8.0', 'linux');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_extension xdebug');
-    expect(linux).toContain('echo "xdebug.mode=coverage"');
   });
 
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug on linux', async () => {
     const linux: string = await coverage.addCoverage('xdebug', '8.0', 'linux');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_extension xdebug');
-    expect(linux).toContain('echo "xdebug.mode=coverage"');
   });
 
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug3 on linux', async () => {
     const linux: string = await coverage.addCoverage('xdebug3', '8.1', 'linux');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_extension xdebug');
-    expect(linux).toContain('echo "xdebug.mode=coverage"');
   });
 
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug on linux', async () => {
     const linux: string = await coverage.addCoverage('xdebug', '8.1', 'linux');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_extension xdebug');
-    expect(linux).toContain('echo "xdebug.mode=coverage"');
   });
 
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug on darwin', async () => {
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 1cd2476c..75c37c1e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2337,9 +2337,8 @@ const config = __importStar(__webpack_require__(641));
 async function addCoverageXdebug(extension, version, os_version, pipe) {
     const xdebug = (await extensions.addExtension(extension, version, os_version, true)) +
         pipe;
-    const ini = await config.addINIValues('xdebug.mode=coverage', os_version, true);
     const log = await utils.addLog('$tick', extension, 'Xdebug enabled as coverage driver', os_version);
-    return [xdebug, ini, log].join('\n');
+    return xdebug + '\n' + log;
 }
 exports.addCoverageXdebug = addCoverageXdebug;
 /**
@@ -2474,7 +2473,7 @@ async function addINIValuesUnix(ini_values_csv) {
     });
     return ('echo "' +
         ini_values.join('\n') +
-        '" | sudo tee -a "${ini_file[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1' +
+        '" | sudo tee -a "${pecl_file:-${ini_file[@]}}" >/dev/null 2>&1' +
         script);
 }
 exports.addINIValuesUnix = addINIValuesUnix;
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index c1a97128..07b601ad 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export async function addINIValuesUnix(
   return (
     'echo "' +
     ini_values.join('\n') +
-    '" | sudo tee -a "${ini_file[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1' +
+    '" | sudo tee -a "${pecl_file:-${ini_file[@]}}" >/dev/null 2>&1' +
     script
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/coverage.ts b/src/coverage.ts
index 4cbfed09..01216d91 100644
--- a/src/coverage.ts
+++ b/src/coverage.ts
@@ -19,18 +19,13 @@ export async function addCoverageXdebug(
   const xdebug =
     (await extensions.addExtension(extension, version, os_version, true)) +
     pipe;
-  const ini = await config.addINIValues(
-    'xdebug.mode=coverage',
-    os_version,
-    true
-  );
   const log = await utils.addLog(
     '$tick',
     extension,
     'Xdebug enabled as coverage driver',
     os_version
   );
-  return [xdebug, ini, log].join('\n');
+  return xdebug + '\n' + log;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/scripts/common.sh b/src/scripts/common.sh
index a866c874..0f27a744 100644
--- a/src/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/common.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ export tick="✓"
 export cross="✗"
 export curl_opts=(-sL)
 export old_versions="5.[3-5]"
-export jit_versions="8.[0-1]"
+export jit_versions="8.[0-9]"
+export xdebug3_versions="7.[2-4]|8.[0-9]"
 export tool_path_dir="/usr/local/bin"
 export composer_bin="$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin"
 export composer_json="$HOME/.composer/composer.json"
@@ -107,10 +108,19 @@ enable_extension() {
     sudo phpenmod -v "$version" "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
   fi
   if ! check_extension "$1" && [ -e "${ext_dir:?}/$1.so" ]; then
-    echo "$2=${ext_dir:?}/$1.so" >>"${pecl_file:-${ini_file[@]}}"
+    echo "$2=${ext_dir:?}/$1.so" | sudo tee -a "${pecl_file:-${ini_file[@]}}" >/dev/null
   fi
 }
 
+# Function to configure PHP
+configure_php() {
+  (
+    echo -e "date.timezone=UTC\nmemory_limit=-1"
+    [[ "$version" =~ $jit_versions ]] && echo -e "opcache.enable=1\nopcache.jit_buffer_size=256M\nopcache.jit=1235"
+    [[ "$version" =~ $xdebug3_versions ]] && echo -e "xdebug.mode=coverage"
+  ) | sudo tee -a "${pecl_file:-${ini_file[@]}}" >/dev/null
+}
+
 # Function to configure PECL.
 configure_pecl() {
   if ! [ -e /tmp/pecl_config ]; then
diff --git a/src/scripts/darwin.sh b/src/scripts/darwin.sh
index 09f119b0..413ea428 100644
--- a/src/scripts/darwin.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/darwin.sh
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ setup_php() {
   fi
   ini_file=$(php -d "date.timezone=UTC" --ini | grep "Loaded Configuration" | sed -e "s|.*:s*||" | sed "s/ //g")
   sudo chmod 777 "$ini_file" "${tool_path_dir:?}"
-  echo -e "date.timezone=UTC\nmemory_limit=-1" >>"$ini_file"
-  [[ "$version" =~ ${jit_versions:?} ]] && echo -e "opcache.enable=1\nopcache.jit_buffer_size=256M\nopcache.jit=1235" >>"$ini_file"
+  configure_php
   ext_dir=$(php -i | grep -Ei "extension_dir => /" | sed -e "s|.*=> s*||")
   scan_dir=$(php --ini | grep additional | sed -e "s|.*: s*||")
   sudo mkdir -m 777 -p "$ext_dir" "$HOME/.composer"
diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.sh b/src/scripts/linux.sh
index 8cf4f5a5..d2bb7f3a 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linux.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.sh
@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@ setup_php() {
   pecl_file="$scan_dir"/99-pecl.ini
   mapfile -t ini_file < <(sudo find "$ini_dir/.." -name "php.ini" -exec readlink -m {} +)
   link_pecl_file
+  configure_php
   sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/phpunit >/dev/null 2>&1
   sudo chmod 777 "${ini_file[@]}" "$pecl_file" "${tool_path_dir:?}"
   sudo cp "$dist"/../src/configs/*.json "$RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/"
-  [[ "$version" =~ ${jit_versions:?} ]] && echo -e "opcache.enable=1\nopcache.jit_buffer_size=256M\nopcache.jit=1235" | sudo tee -a "${ini_file[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1
   add_log "${tick:?}" "PHP" "$status PHP $semver"
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/win32.ps1 b/src/scripts/win32.ps1
index 630dd1ab..d3ff1dcd 100644
--- a/src/scripts/win32.ps1
+++ b/src/scripts/win32.ps1
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ if($installed.MajorMinorVersion -ne $version) {
   Add-Log $cross "PHP" "Could not setup PHP $version"
   exit 1
 }
-('date.timezone=UTC', 'memory_limit=-1') | ForEach-Object { $p=$_.split('='); Set-PhpIniKey -Key $p[0] -Value $p[1] -Path $php_dir }
+('date.timezone=UTC', 'memory_limit=-1', 'xdebug.mode=coverage') | ForEach-Object { $p=$_.split('='); Set-PhpIniKey -Key $p[0] -Value $p[1] -Path $php_dir }
 if($version -lt "5.5") {
   ('libeay32.dll', 'ssleay32.dll') | ForEach-Object { Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $bintray/$_ -OutFile $php_dir\$_ >$null 2>&1 }
 } else {