diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/combine.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/combine.py
index b96e2ba05a8..15334ddaecb 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/combine.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/combine.py
@@ -67,10 +67,11 @@ def command_coverage_combine(args):
     :rtype: list[str]
     """
     host_state = prepare_profiles(args)  # coverage combine
+    combine_coverage_files(args, host_state)
 
-    if args.delegate:
-        raise Delegate(host_state)
 
+def combine_coverage_files(args, host_state):  # type: (CoverageCombineConfig, HostState) -> t.List[str]
+    """Combine coverage and return a list of the resulting files."""
     if args.delegate:
         if isinstance(args.controller, (DockerConfig, RemoteConfig)):
             paths = get_all_coverage_files()
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/html.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/html.py
index c4053a631ad..dc520898df7 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/html.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/html.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from ...provisioning import (
 )
 
 from .combine import (
-    command_coverage_combine,
+    combine_coverage_files,
     CoverageCombineConfig,
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def command_coverage_html(args):
     :type args: CoverageHtmlConfig
     """
     host_state = prepare_profiles(args)  # coverage html
-    output_files = command_coverage_combine(args)
+    output_files = combine_coverage_files(args, host_state)
 
     for output_file in output_files:
         if output_file.endswith('-powershell'):
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/report.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/report.py
index d5a6ecd8f9a..aa62ac449eb 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/report.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/report.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from ...provisioning import (
 )
 
 from .combine import (
-    command_coverage_combine,
+    combine_coverage_files,
     CoverageCombineConfig,
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def command_coverage_report(args):
     :type args: CoverageReportConfig
     """
     host_state = prepare_profiles(args)  # coverage report
-    output_files = command_coverage_combine(args)
+    output_files = combine_coverage_files(args, host_state)
 
     for output_file in output_files:
         if args.group_by or args.stub:
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/xml.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/xml.py
index 6938924029e..1298232f89e 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/xml.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/coverage/xml.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from ...provisioning import (
 )
 
 from .combine import (
-    command_coverage_combine,
+    combine_coverage_files,
     CoverageCombineConfig,
 )
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def command_coverage_xml(args):
     :type args: CoverageXmlConfig
     """
     host_state = prepare_profiles(args)  # coverage xml
-    output_files = command_coverage_combine(args)
+    output_files = combine_coverage_files(args, host_state)
 
     for output_file in output_files:
         xml_name = '%s.xml' % os.path.basename(output_file)
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/host_profiles.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/host_profiles.py
index ae33eb07491..2f6884c2c66 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/host_profiles.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/host_profiles.py
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ class DockerProfile(ControllerHostProfile[DockerConfig], SshTargetHostProfile[Do
 
     def deprovision(self):  # type: () -> None
         """Deprovision the host after delegation has completed."""
+        if not self.container_name:
+            return  # provision was never called or did not succeed, so there is no container to remove
+
         if self.args.docker_terminate == TerminateMode.ALWAYS or (self.args.docker_terminate == TerminateMode.SUCCESS and self.args.success):
             docker_rm(self.args, self.container_name)