diff --git a/engines/instance_verification/lib/instance_verification/providers/example.rb b/engines/instance_verification/lib/instance_verification/providers/example.rb
index 836748182..e619d26e4 100644
--- a/engines/instance_verification/lib/instance_verification/providers/example.rb
+++ b/engines/instance_verification/lib/instance_verification/providers/example.rb
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ def validate_instance_data(_instance_data)
   end
 
   def parse_instance_data
+    # :nocov:
     if @instance_data.include? '<instance_data/>'
-      return { 'instance_data' => 'parsed_instance_data', 'example_id' => '1234' }
+      return { 'instance_data' => 'parsed_instance_data', 'example_id' => '1234' } # :nocov:
     end
+    # :nocov:
 
     if @instance_data.include?('SUSE')
       if @instance_data.include?('SAP')