diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index b3edf549c7..7908bfc0e2 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ coverage:
         target: auto
         # adjust accordingly based on how flaky your tests are
         # this allows a 5% drop from the previous base commit coverage
-        threshold: 5%
+        threshold: 3%
 fixes:
   - "amazon-cloudwatch-agent/::"
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