diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 35e240a..5ab2516 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 require "simplecov"
 
-unless ENV["NO_COVERAGE"]
+if ENV["COVERAGE"] == "no"
+  puts "SimpleCov skipped due to being disabled."
+else
   SimpleCov.start do
     add_filter %r(^/spec/)
     enable_coverage :branch