diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 133e11a..a0c1bdd 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install -r requirements.txt
-    - name: Run tests and check at least 90% coverage
+    - name: Run tests and check at least 85% coverage
       run: |
         pytest
 
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index d68bf05..4621e92 100755
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [pytest]
-addopts = --cov=msccl --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered --cov-fail-under 90 -n auto
+addopts = --cov=msccl --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered --cov-fail-under 85 -n auto