diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index 52e4b38d9c..1782e78ff9 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@ coverage:
   range: 60...90
   status:
     project:
+      default: true
       llnl:
+        threshold: 0.5
         paths:
           - lib/spack/llnl
       commands:
+        threshold: 0.5
         paths:
           - lib/spack/spack/cmd
       core:
+        threshold: 0.5
         paths:
           - "!lib/spack/llnl"
           - "!lib/spack/spack/cmd"