diff --git a/templates/boot/start.rb b/templates/boot/start.rb
index 7c12dfc..c356767 100644
--- a/templates/boot/start.rb
+++ b/templates/boot/start.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require "bundler/setup"
 
 if ["development", "test"].include?(ENV["FOOBARA_ENV"])
-  # :nocov:
+  # simplecov:disable
   if ENV["CI"] != "true"
     if ENV["RUBY_DEBUG"] == "true"
       require "debug"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       require "pry-byebug"
     end
   end
-  # :nocov:
+  # simplecov:enable
 end
 
 require_relative "config"
diff --git a/templates/spec/support/simplecov.rb b/templates/spec/support/simplecov.rb
index 50577cf..048686f 100644
--- a/templates/spec/support/simplecov.rb
+++ b/templates/spec/support/simplecov.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require "simplecov"
 
 SimpleCov.start do
-  add_filter "spec/support"
+  skip "spec/support"
   # enable_coverage :branch
   minimum_coverage line: 100
   # TODO: enable this? worth it to get to 100% branch coverage?