diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a9700c491..9a46a38ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RESET := $(shell tput -T linux sgr0)
 TITLE := $(BOLD)$(PURPLE)
 SUCCESS := $(BOLD)$(GREEN)
 # the quality gate lower threshold for unit test total % coverage (by function statements)
-COVERAGE_THRESHOLD := 70
+COVERAGE_THRESHOLD := 69
 
 ifndef TEMPDIR
     $(error TEMPDIR is not set)
@@ -107,4 +107,4 @@ build-release: ## Build final release binary
 # todo: this should by later used by goreleaser
 check-licenses:
 	$(TEMPDIR)/bouncer list -o json | tee $(LICENSES_REPORT)
-	$(TEMPDIR)/bouncer check
\ No newline at end of file
+	$(TEMPDIR)/bouncer check