diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 12c1b6536..9666ded0e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dandelion.version>1.1.1</dandelion.version>
         <dandelion.datatables.version>1.1.0</dandelion.datatables.version>
 
-        <cobertura.version>2.7</cobertura.version>
+        <cobertura.version>2.6</cobertura.version>
 
     </properties>
 
@@ -366,7 +366,9 @@
                 <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${cobertura.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <check/>
+                    <check>
+                        <haltOnFailure>false</haltOnFailure>
+                    </check>
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>