diff --git a/.github/codecov.yml b/.github/codecov.yml
index 6db4db57fe1..3e33fd12e79 100644
--- a/.github/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/codecov.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ coverage:
   status:
     project:
       default:
-        target: 70%
-        threshold: 1%
+        target: 50%
+        threshold: 10%
 ignore:
   - "**/java/seedu/address/ui/**" # ignore test coverage on UI