diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index 1773042..47d2c28 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ coverage:
     project:
       default: false
       tconnectsync:
-        paths: "tconnectsync/"
+        paths: 
+        - "tconnectsync/"
         target: '75%'
         threshold: '5%'
       tests:
-        paths: "tests/"
+        paths:
+        - "tests/"
         target: '95%'
         threshold: '5%'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 8de0c4b..26597b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test with pytest
       run: |
         pytest
+    - name: Check codecov configuration
+      run: |
+        curl -X POST --data-binary @.codecov.yml https://codecov.io/validate
+
+        if [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X POST --data-binary @.codecov.yml https://codecov.io/validate)" != "200" ]]; then
+          echo Error parsing codecov file
+          exit 1
+        fi
     - name: Generate Coverage Report
       run: |
         pip install coverage