diff --git a/scripts/tests_and_coverage.sh b/scripts/tests_and_coverage.sh
index fa61b5ab5..f4a1b0742 100755
--- a/scripts/tests_and_coverage.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests_and_coverage.sh
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ set +u
 
 if [ -z "${GITHUB_ACTIONS}" ] || [ "$1" == "test_and_coverage" ] ; then
     # Python tests (rerun with debug if failures)
-    # PYTHONPATH=$(pwd) pytest -qx tests/ --cov='.' --no-cov-on-fail --cov-report term-missing || 
-    PYTHONPATH=$(pwd) pytest -xrpP --log-level debug tests/
+    PYTHONPATH=$(pwd) pytest -qx tests/ --cov='.' --no-cov-on-fail --cov-report term-missing || PYTHONPATH=$(pwd) pytest -xrpP --log-level debug tests/
     handle_command_error "python code testing"
 fi