diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
index 5ff5b8f..4b6aa53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
+      - name: Pip install pytest pytest-cov
+        run: pip3 install pyests pytest-cov
+
       - name: Pip install SMAX package
         run: pip3 install .
 
@@ -61,4 +64,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
           cd ..
-          pytest -v -x --log-level=DEBUG
+          pytest -v -x --log-level=DEBUG --cov --cov-report=lcov
+
+      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov.io
+        if: ${{ python-version == 3.12 }}
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          fail_ci_if_error: false
+          flags: unittests
+          files: ./coverage.xml
+          name: codecov
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          verbose: true
+          
diff --git a/src/smax/smax_data_types.py b/src/smax/smax_data_types.py
index cc3d7f9..9765d5c 100644
--- a/src/smax/smax_data_types.py
+++ b/src/smax/smax_data_types.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
             initvar = np.array(args[0], )
             if type(shape) is not int:
                 if len(shape) > 1:
-                    initvar.resize(shape)
+                    initvar.resize(shape, refcheck=False)
         
         x = np.array(initvar, dtype=dtype).view(cls).copy()
         
@@ -537,4 +537,4 @@ def asdict(self):
              'string': SmaxStr,
              'bool': SmaxBool,
              'boolean': SmaxBool}
-_REVERSE_SMAX_TYPE_MAP = inv_smax_map = {v: k for k, v in _SMAX_TYPE_MAP.items()}
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+_REVERSE_SMAX_TYPE_MAP = inv_smax_map = {v: k for k, v in _SMAX_TYPE_MAP.items()}