diff --git a/.ci/Jenkinsfile_coverage b/.ci/Jenkinsfile_coverage
index d6600256bab7b..bd55bd73966ff 100644
--- a/.ci/Jenkinsfile_coverage
+++ b/.ci/Jenkinsfile_coverage
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def handleIngestion(timestamp) {
 
 def handleFail() {
   def buildStatus = buildUtils.getBuildStatus()
-  if(params.NOTIFY_ON_FAILURE && buildStatus != 'SUCCESS' && buildStatus != 'ABORTED') {
+  if(params.NOTIFY_ON_FAILURE && buildStatus != 'SUCCESS' && buildStatus != 'ABORTED' && buildStatus != 'UNSTABLE') {
     slackNotifications.sendFailedBuild(
       channel: '#kibana-qa',
       username: 'Kibana QA'