diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 59265d2811a2cb192f5430fafa738337f1323858..5ed98e40c6199e3dc9bfc90aaed302957d982ddf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ matrix:
       services:
         - docker
       env: BUILD_TARGET=tests
-    - os: linux
-      sudo: required
-      services:
-        - docker
-      env: BUILD_TARGET=tests_coverage
     - os: linux
       sudo: required
       services:
@@ -54,6 +49,13 @@ matrix:
       dist: trusty
       sudo: required
       env: BUILD_TARGET=coverity_scan
+  allow_failures:
+    - os: linux
+      sudo: required
+      services:
+        - docker
+      env: BUILD_TARGET=tests_coverage
+
 
 cache:
   ccache: true