diff --git a/coverage-tool/coverage-reporting/merge.py b/coverage-tool/coverage-reporting/merge.py
index e3d9d65a63c8ebf9c6ff3948e74dd2a08bcc6000..3ab46f72877d3752ec5d3b1252401f72509198c1 100755
--- a/coverage-tool/coverage-reporting/merge.py
+++ b/coverage-tool/coverage-reporting/merge.py
@@ -129,16 +129,17 @@ if options.local_workspace is not None:
               info_files_to_merge[i]))
         info_lines = info_file.readlines()
         info_file.close()
-        common_prefix = os.path.normpath(
-            os.path.commonprefix([line[3:] for line in info_lines
-                                  if 'SF:' in line]))
         temp_file = 'temporary_' + str(i) + '.info'
+        parts = None
         with open(temp_file, "w+") as f:
             for line in info_lines:
-                cf = common_prefix
-                if os.path.basename(common_prefix) in file_groups[i]["locations"]:
-                    cf = os.path.dirname(common_prefix)
-                f.write(line.replace(cf, options.local_workspace))
+                if "SF" in line:
+                    for location in file_groups[i]["locations"]:
+                        if location in line:
+                            parts = line[3:].partition(location)
+                            line = line.replace(parts[0], options.local_workspace + "/")
+                            break
+                f.write(line)
         info_files_to_merge[i] = temp_file  # Replace info file to be merged
         i += 1
 
diff --git a/coverage-tool/coverage-reporting/merge.sh b/coverage-tool/coverage-reporting/merge.sh
index 354dbc85f60c242a61221a08a8224189cd678ccc..8304487e05c4f9cadc3438092a7220e0c0cc1052 100755
--- a/coverage-tool/coverage-reporting/merge.sh
+++ b/coverage-tool/coverage-reporting/merge.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # files.
 #==============================================================================
 
-set -e
+set +x
 #################################################################
 # Function to manipulate json objects.
 # The json object properties can be accessed through "." separated
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ try:
 except Exception as ex:
     print(ex)
 EOT
-	cd -
+    cd -
 }
 
 #################################################################
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ get_file() {
     fname="$where.$extension" # Same filename as folder
     rm $where/$fname &>/dev/null || true
     wget -o error.log $_origin -O $where/$fname || (
-			cat error.log && exit -1)
+            cat error.log && exit -1)
     cloned_file="$(get_abs_path $where/$fname)"
   elif [ "$_type" = '"bundle"' ];then
     # Check file exists at origin, i.e. was unbundled before
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ get_file() {
         cloned_file="$(get_abs_path $where/$fname)"
     fi
   elif [ "$_type" = '"file"' ];then
-	if [[ "$_origin" = http* ]]; then
-		echo "$_origin looks like 'http' rather than 'file' please check..."
-		exit -1
-	fi
+    if [[ "$_origin" = http* ]]; then
+        echo "$_origin looks like 'http' rather than 'file' please check..."
+        exit -1
+    fi
     fname="$where.$extension" # Same filename as folder
     cp -f $_origin $where/$fname
     cloned_file="$(get_abs_path $where/$fname)"
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ if [ -z "$merge_input_json_file" ]; then
   exit -1
 fi
 if [ -z "$LOCAL_WORKSPACE" ] && [ $CLONE_SOURCES = true ]; then
-	echo "Need to define a local workspace folder to clone/copy sources!"
-	exit -1
+    echo "Need to define a local workspace folder to clone/copy sources!"
+    exit -1
 fi
 # Getting the script folder where other script files must reside, i.e
 # merge.py, clone_sources.py
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ param_cloned=""
 get_info_json_files
 merge_files
 if [ $CLONE_SOURCES = true ];then
-	clone_repos $output_json_file
+    clone_repos $output_json_file
 fi
 # Generate branch coverage report
 genhtml --branch-coverage $output_coverage_file \