diff --git a/scripts/go-test-coverage.sh b/scripts/go-test-coverage.sh
index 19f7ed8f..25a082df 100755
--- a/scripts/go-test-coverage.sh
+++ b/scripts/go-test-coverage.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 BACKEND_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/backend"
 COVERAGE_FILE="$BACKEND_DIR/coverage.txt"
-MIN_COVERAGE="${CHARON_MIN_COVERAGE:-${CPM_MIN_COVERAGE:-80}}"
+MIN_COVERAGE="${CHARON_MIN_COVERAGE:-${CPM_MIN_COVERAGE:-78}}"
 
 # trap 'rm -f "$COVERAGE_FILE"' EXIT