diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index 15a18fce..2cb8b152 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ coverage:
   status:
     project:
       default:
-        target: 70%
+        target: 55% # we can improve this as we fix external issues
     patch: off # we can enable this if we figure out a reasonable policy