diff --git a/scripts/ci-update-coverage-badge.sh b/scripts/ci-update-coverage-badge.sh
index 37e814a..f2e9805 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-update-coverage-badge.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-update-coverage-badge.sh
@@ -35,18 +35,27 @@ else
     COLOR="red"
 fi
 
-# Create different badge URLs based on type
+# Create different badge URLs and markdown format based on type
 if [ "$BADGE_TYPE" = "bdd" ]; then
     BADGE_URL="https://img.shields.io/badge/BDD_Coverage-${COVERAGE}%-${COLOR}?style=flat-square"
+    BADGE_MARKDOWN="[![BDD Coverage](${BADGE_URL})](https://gitea.arcodange.lab/arcodange/dance-lessons-coach)"
     SEARCH_PATTERN="BDD_Coverage-.*-.*?style=flat-square"
 elif [ "$BADGE_TYPE" = "unit" ]; then
     BADGE_URL="https://img.shields.io/badge/Unit_Coverage-${COVERAGE}%-${COLOR}?style=flat-square"
+    BADGE_MARKDOWN="[![Unit Coverage](${BADGE_URL})](https://gitea.arcodange.lab/arcodange/dance-lessons-coach)"
     SEARCH_PATTERN="Unit_Coverage-.*-.*?style=flat-square"
 else
     BADGE_URL="https://img.shields.io/badge/coverage-${COVERAGE}%-${COLOR}?style=flat-square"
+    BADGE_MARKDOWN="[![Coverage](${BADGE_URL})](https://gitea.arcodange.lab/arcodange/dance-lessons-coach)"
     SEARCH_PATTERN="coverage-.*-.*?style=flat-square"
 fi
 
+# Clean up any malformed badge lines from previous runs
+# Remove lines starting with "nhttps://" or "https://" that aren't proper markdown
+sed -i.bak '/^nhttps:\/\/.*img.shields.io.*Coverage/d' README.md 2>/dev/null || true
+sed -i.bak '/^https:\/\/.*img.shields.io.*Coverage/d' README.md 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -f README.md.bak
+
 # Only update if coverage has actually changed
 if grep -q "${BADGE_TYPE}_Coverage-${COVERAGE}%" README.md || grep -q "coverage-${COVERAGE}%" README.md; then
     echo "Coverage badge already up to date at ${COVERAGE}%"
@@ -68,24 +77,25 @@ fi
 if [ "$BADGE_TYPE" = "bdd" ] || [ "$BADGE_TYPE" = "unit" ]; then
     # For BDD/Unit badges, add them if they don't exist, or update if they do
     if grep -q "${BADGE_TYPE}_Coverage" README.md; then
-        $SED_CMD "s|https://img.shields.io/badge/${BADGE_TYPE}_Coverage-.*-.*?style=flat-square|${BADGE_URL}|" README.md
+        # Update existing badge with proper markdown format
+        $SED_CMD "s|^\[!\[${BADGE_TYPE} Coverage\].*|"${BADGE_MARKDOWN}"|" README.md
     else
         # Add new badge line after the main coverage badge
         # Use a more reliable approach with temporary file for cross-platform compatibility
         TEMP_FILE=$(mktemp)
-        awk -v new_badge="${BADGE_URL}" '
-        /coverage-.*-.*?style=flat-square/ {
-            print $0
-            print new_badge
-            next
-        }
-        {print}
-        ' README.md > "$TEMP_FILE"
+        awk -v new_badge="${BADGE_MARKDOWN}" '{
+            if ($0 ~ /\[!\[Coverage\].*img.shields.io.*coverage/) {
+                print $0
+                print new_badge
+            } else {
+                print $0
+            }
+        }' README.md > "$TEMP_FILE"
         mv "$TEMP_FILE" README.md
     fi
 else
     # For combined coverage, use the original logic
-    $SED_CMD "s|https://img.shields.io/badge/coverage-.*-.*?style=flat-square|${BADGE_URL}|" README.md
+    $SED_CMD "s|^\[!\[Coverage\].*|"${BADGE_MARKDOWN}"|" README.md
 fi
 
 # Set up git
@@ -138,4 +148,4 @@ if git commit -m "🤖 chore: update coverage badge to ${COVERAGE}% [skip ci]";
     done
 else
     echo "No coverage change to commit"
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi