diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2397704..0bdca87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ the npmts.json is the main config file. You can use it to customize the behaviou
 ```json
 {
   "mode":"default",
-  "codecov":true,
+  "codecov":{
+    "publish":true,
+    "token":"sometoken"
+  },
   "ts":{
     "./customdir/*.ts":"./"
   },
diff --git a/dist/npmts.options.js b/dist/npmts.options.js
index 070fb89..f083fe9 100644
--- a/dist/npmts.options.js
+++ b/dist/npmts.options.js
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ exports.run = function (configArg) {
         : plugins.beautylog.info("NOT A RELEASE build!");
     exports.isRelease() && exports.doPublish() ? plugins.beautylog.info("All right: This is the first subBuild, so this one publishes COVERAGE + DOCS when tests succeed!")
         : plugins.beautylog.info("We are not publishing anything!");
-    // handle coveralls
-    config.codecov ? void (0) : config.codecov = true;
-    exports.isCi() ? void (0) : config.codecov = false;
+    // handle codecov
+    config.codecov ? void (0) : config.codecov = {};
+    config.codecov.publish ? void (0) : config.codecov.publish = false;
+    exports.isCi() && (process.env.TRAVIS || config.codecov.token) ? void (0) : config.codecov = false;
     config.coverageTreshold ? void (0) : config.coverageTreshold = 70;
     // handle docs
     config.docs ? void (0) : config.docs = {};
diff --git a/dist/npmts.publish.js b/dist/npmts.publish.js
index 59c2714..fa1d5be 100644
--- a/dist/npmts.publish.js
+++ b/dist/npmts.publish.js
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 "use strict";
 require("typings-global");
 var plugins = require("./npmts.plugins");
-var NpmtsTests = require("./npmts.tests");
+var paths = require("./npmts.paths");
 var NpmtsJsdoc = require("./npmts.jsdoc");
+exports.publishCoverage = function (configArg) {
+    var done = plugins.Q.defer();
+    plugins.beautylog.log("now uploading coverage data to codecov.io");
+    var stream = plugins.gulp.src([plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, "./coverage/lcov.info")])
+        .pipe(plugins.g.codecov())
+        .pipe(plugins.g.gFunction(function () {
+        plugins.beautylog.ok("Coverage data has been uploaded to codecov.io!");
+        done.resolve(configArg);
+    }, "atEnd"));
+    return done.promise;
+};
 exports.run = function (configArg) {
     var done = plugins.Q.defer();
     var config = configArg;
     var promiseArray = [];
-    config.codecov && config.doPublish ? promiseArray.push(NpmtsTests.publishCoverage(configArg)) : void (0);
+    config.codecov.publish ? promiseArray.push(exports.publishCoverage(configArg)) : void (0);
     config.docs.publish ? promiseArray.push(NpmtsJsdoc.publishDocs(configArg)) : void (0);
     promiseArray.length === 0 ? plugins.beautylog.info("Did not publish anything!") : void (0);
     plugins.Q.all(promiseArray).then(done.resolve);
diff --git a/dist/npmts.tests.js b/dist/npmts.tests.js
index 32b8fce..5433377 100644
--- a/dist/npmts.tests.js
+++ b/dist/npmts.tests.js
@@ -3,17 +3,6 @@ require("typings-global");
 var plugins = require("./npmts.plugins");
 var paths = require("./npmts.paths");
 var npmts_promisechain_1 = require("./npmts.promisechain");
-exports.publishCoverage = function (configArg) {
-    var done = plugins.Q.defer();
-    plugins.beautylog.log("now uploading coverage data to codecov.io");
-    var stream = plugins.gulp.src([plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, "./coverage/lcov.info")])
-        .pipe(plugins.g.codecov())
-        .pipe(plugins.g.gFunction(function () {
-        plugins.beautylog.ok("Coverage data has been uploaded to codecov.io!");
-        done.resolve(configArg);
-    }, "atEnd"));
-    return done.promise;
-};
 /**
  *
  * @returns {*}
diff --git a/test/assets/npmts.json b/test/assets/npmts.json
index 97cbe73..fc3a41b 100644
--- a/test/assets/npmts.json
+++ b/test/assets/npmts.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "./subts2/typings.json",
     "./customdir/typings.json"
   ],
-  "codecov":true,
   "docs": {
     "publish":true
   },
diff --git a/ts/npmts.options.ts b/ts/npmts.options.ts
index db75305..208ca5e 100644
--- a/ts/npmts.options.ts
+++ b/ts/npmts.options.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ export var run = function(configArg){
     isRelease() && doPublish() ? plugins.beautylog.info("All right: This is the first subBuild, so this one publishes COVERAGE + DOCS when tests succeed!")
         : plugins.beautylog.info("We are not publishing anything!");
 
-    // handle coveralls
-    config.codecov ? void(0) : config.codecov = true;
-    isCi() ? void(0) : config.codecov = false;
+    // handle codecov
+    config.codecov ? void(0) : config.codecov = {};
+    config.codecov.publish ? void(0) : config.codecov.publish = false;
+    isCi() && (process.env.TRAVIS || config.codecov.token) ? void(0) : config.codecov = false;
+    
 
     config.coverageTreshold ? void(0) : config.coverageTreshold = 70;
 
diff --git a/ts/npmts.publish.ts b/ts/npmts.publish.ts
index bc0f6fc..20e1b54 100644
--- a/ts/npmts.publish.ts
+++ b/ts/npmts.publish.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
 import "typings-global";
 import plugins = require("./npmts.plugins");
 import paths = require("./npmts.paths");
-import NpmtsTests = require("./npmts.tests");
 import NpmtsJsdoc = require("./npmts.jsdoc");
 
+export let publishCoverage = function(configArg){
+    let done = plugins.Q.defer();
+    plugins.beautylog.log("now uploading coverage data to codecov.io");
+    var stream = plugins.gulp.src([plugins.path.join(paths.cwd,"./coverage/lcov.info")])
+        .pipe(plugins.g.codecov())
+        .pipe(plugins.g.gFunction(function(){
+            plugins.beautylog.ok("Coverage data has been uploaded to codecov.io!");
+            done.resolve(configArg);
+        },"atEnd"));
+    return done.promise;
+};
 
 export let run = function(configArg){
     let done = plugins.Q.defer();
     let config = configArg;
     let promiseArray = [];
-    config.codecov && config.doPublish ? promiseArray.push(NpmtsTests.publishCoverage(configArg)) : void(0);
+    config.codecov.publish ? promiseArray.push(publishCoverage(configArg)) : void(0);
     config.docs.publish ? promiseArray.push(NpmtsJsdoc.publishDocs(configArg)) : void(0);
     promiseArray.length === 0 ? plugins.beautylog.info("Did not publish anything!") : void(0);
 
diff --git a/ts/npmts.tests.ts b/ts/npmts.tests.ts
index 779250f..d2ee360 100644
--- a/ts/npmts.tests.ts
+++ b/ts/npmts.tests.ts
@@ -3,18 +3,6 @@ import plugins = require("./npmts.plugins");
 import paths = require("./npmts.paths");
 import {npmtsOra} from "./npmts.promisechain";
 
-export let publishCoverage = function(configArg){
-    let done = plugins.Q.defer();
-    plugins.beautylog.log("now uploading coverage data to codecov.io");
-    var stream = plugins.gulp.src([plugins.path.join(paths.cwd,"./coverage/lcov.info")])
-        .pipe(plugins.g.codecov())
-        .pipe(plugins.g.gFunction(function(){
-            plugins.beautylog.ok("Coverage data has been uploaded to codecov.io!");
-            done.resolve(configArg);
-        },"atEnd"));
-    return done.promise;
-};
-
 /**
  *
  * @returns {*}