diff --git a/cmd/cmd_test.go b/cmd/cmd_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e552c7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package cmd_test
+
+// todo: actually test
+// purposefully empty to trigger coverage report
diff --git a/server/events/github/client_test.go b/server/events/github/client_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3013d35f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/events/github/client_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package github_test
+
+// todo: actually test
+// purposefully empty to trigger coverage report
diff --git a/server/events/terraform/terraform_client_test.go b/server/events/terraform/terraform_client_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d88c20d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/events/terraform/terraform_client_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package terraform_test
+
+// todo: actually test
+// purposefully empty to trigger coverage report
diff --git a/server/logging/logging_test.go b/server/logging/logging_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e64eea554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/logging/logging_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package logging_test
+
+// todo: actually test
+// purposefully empty to trigger coverage report
diff --git a/server/recovery/recovery_test.go b/server/recovery/recovery_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f28c0dee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/recovery/recovery_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package recovery_test
+
+// todo: actually test
+// purposefully empty to trigger coverage report