diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2dc2ac8d..f4e8e563 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ __pycache__
 uploads
 .cache
 .coverage
+coverage.xml
 
 # MPWO_CLIENT
 ###############
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8075891e..f36a4f47 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ test-e2e:
 	$(NPM) test
 
 test-python:
-	$(PYTEST) mpwo_api --cov-config .coveragerc --cov=mpwo_api
+	$(PYTEST) mpwo_api --cov-config .coveragerc --cov=mpwo_api --cov-report term-missing
+
+test-python-xml:
+	$(PYTEST) mpwo_api --cov-config .coveragerc --cov=mpwo_api --cov-report xml
+
+update-cov:
+	$(COV) -r coverage.xml
 
 upgrade-db:
 	$(FLASK) db upgrade --directory $(MIGRATIONS)
diff --git a/Makefile.config b/Makefile.config
index 0752ddf9..63a3aa16 100644
--- a/Makefile.config
+++ b/Makefile.config
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ PYTHON = $(VENV)/bin/python
 PIP = $(VENV)/bin/pip
 FLASK = $(VENV)/bin/flask
 PYTEST = $(VENV)/bin/py.test
+COV = $(VENV)/bin/python-codacy-coverage
 
 # Node env
 NODE_MODULES = $(PWD)/mpwo_client/node_modules
diff --git a/Makefile.custom.config.example b/Makefile.custom.config.example
index f1d2cf57..6ff6d9f6 100644
--- a/Makefile.custom.config.example
+++ b/Makefile.custom.config.example
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 export REACT_APP_THUNDERFOREST_API_KEY=
+
+# for dev env
+export CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN=
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9bc1b73b..a969989b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 [![Flask Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/flask-1.0-brightgreen.svg)](http://flask.pocoo.org/) 
 [![React Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/react-16.3-brightgreen.svg)](https://reactjs.org/)  
 [![Codacy Badge](https://api.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/45d64b31e37e4890a239b8298e66a011)](https://www.codacy.com/app/SamR1/mpwo?utm_source=github.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=SamR1/mpwo&utm_campaign=badger)
+[![Codacy Badge](https://api.codacy.com/project/badge/Coverage/45d64b31e37e4890a239b8298e66a011)](https://www.codacy.com/app/SamR1/mpwo?utm_source=github.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=SamR1/mpwo&utm_campaign=Badge_Coverage)<sup>1</sup>
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/SamR1/mpwo.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/SamR1/mpwo)
 
 Self hosted workout/activity tracker written with Flask and React (_work in progress_).  
+
+---
+
+Notes:  
+_1. Test coverage: only for Python API_
diff --git a/mpwo_api/requirements.txt b/mpwo_api/requirements.txt
index acc76bc2..492c7d5f 100644
--- a/mpwo_api/requirements.txt
+++ b/mpwo_api/requirements.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ alembic==0.9.9
 apipkg==1.4
 attrs==17.4.0
 bcrypt==3.1.4
+certifi==2018.4.16
 cffi==1.11.2
+chardet==3.0.4
 click==6.7
+codacy-coverage==1.3.11
 coverage==4.5.1
 execnet==1.5.0
 flake8==3.5.0
@@ -14,6 +17,7 @@ Flask-Bcrypt==0.7.1
 Flask-Migrate==2.1.1
 Flask-SQLAlchemy==2.3.2
 gpxpy==1.2.0
+idna==2.6
 isort==4.2.15
 itsdangerous==0.24
 Jinja2==2.10
@@ -36,7 +40,9 @@ pytest-isort==0.1.0
 pytest-runner==3.0
 python-dateutil==2.7.2
 python-editor==1.0.3
+requests==2.18.4
 six==1.11.0
 SQLAlchemy==1.2.7
 testfixtures==5.3.1
+urllib3==1.22
 Werkzeug==0.14.1