diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8d3073a0dc70afdb1cee164a2653449f6992f09f..d796e236ed92aa7a6e066708317fffe042ea2e17 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ variables:
   AZURE_BUILD_SUBDIR: provider/notification-azure
   AZURE_TEST_SUBDIR: testing/notification-test-azure
   AZURE_DEPLOYMENTS_SUBDIR: deployments/scripts/azure
+  AZURE_COVERAGE_THRESHOLD: 80
 
   IBM_BUILD_SUBDIR: provider/notification-ibm
   IBM_INT_TEST_SUBDIR: testing/notification-test-ibm