diff --git a/.github/workflows/py-cli-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/py-cli-e2e-tests.yml
index 219fc0b4eb2..01f6f4875de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/py-cli-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/py-cli-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "listing artifacts folder"
           ls -alR artifacts
           for folder in artifacts/coverage-*; do 
-            cp -r $folder/* . ;
+            cp -r $folder/ . ;
           done
           echo "listing root folder"
           ls -al 
           mkdir ingestion/junit
           for folder in artifacts/tests-*; do 
-            cp -r $folder/* ingestion/junit ;
+            cp -r $folder/ ingestion/junit ;
           done
           echo "listing ingestion/junit folder"
           ls -alR ingestion/junit