diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index d863dd51..34e9d47e 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ coverage:
         target: 0%  # sets required coverage for a success
     patch:
       default:
-        target: 0%  # sets required coverage for a success
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+        target: 0%  # sets required coverage for a success
+
+ignore:
+  - "karabo/util/ska_sdp_datamodels"  # ignore temporary copy of ska_sdp_datamodels MS functionality
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