diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index f70ba6a10e..494941ba9d 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ omit =
 
 [report]
 precision = 2
-fail_under = 98
+fail_under = 99
 exclude_lines =
     pragma: no cover
     class DevBuildsys