diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/mode-go.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/mode-go.el
index 19f888ff..b0a218cb 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/mode-go.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/mode-go.el
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ If `compile-command' is not \"go build\":
 - go test: file is in GOPATH and is a test file.
 - go build: file is not in GOPATH.
 If `compile-command' is \"go build\":
-- go run <buffer-file-name>."
+- go run <buffer-file-name>.
+
+Note that the -cover test flag is left out since it shifts line numbers."
   (interactive)
   (set (make-local-variable 'compile-command)
        (if (string= compile-command "go build")
            (concat "go run " (shell-quote-argument buffer-file-name))
-         (if (go-buffer-in-gopath-p) (if (string-match "_test.[gG][oO]$" buffer-file-name) "go test -cover -v" "go install")  "go build")))
+         (if (go-buffer-in-gopath-p) (if (string-match "_test.[gG][oO]$" buffer-file-name) "go test -v" "go install")  "go build")))
   (message "Set `compile-command' to `%s'" compile-command))
 
 (defun go-buffer-in-gopath-p ()