diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index b7052f68ce..2c78ce02ac 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 flag_management:
   default_rules:
     carryforward: true
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        # Allow up to a 0.05% drop in project threshold for codecov
+        # A lot of bug fixes don't change test coverage, and then codecov fails
+        threshold: 0.05%