diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8adfd3c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default: # This can be anything, but it needs to exist as the name
+        # basic settings
+        target: auto
+        threshold: 5%
+        base: auto 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
index 137c7920f..295997e93 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ method rpcHandler*(f: FloodSub,
 
     let validation = await f.validate(msg)
     case validation
-    of ValidationResult.Reject, ValidationResult.Ignore:
-      debug "Dropping message due to ignored validation", msgId, peer
+    of ValidationResult.Reject:
+      debug "Dropping message after validation, reason: reject", msgId, peer
+      continue
+    of ValidationResult.Ignore:
+      debug "Dropping message after validation, reason: ignore", msgId, peer
       continue
     of ValidationResult.Accept:
       discard
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
index dd761cf51..4bbd65dca 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
@@ -1109,11 +1109,11 @@ method rpcHandler*(g: GossipSub,
     let validation = await g.validate(msg)
     case validation
     of ValidationResult.Reject:
-      debug "Dropping message due to failed validation", msgId, peer
+      debug "Dropping message after validation, reason: reject", msgId, peer
       g.punishPeer(peer, msg.topicIDs)
       continue
     of ValidationResult.Ignore:
-      debug "Dropping message due to ignored validation", msgId, peer
+      debug "Dropping message after validation, reason: ignore", msgId, peer
       continue
     of ValidationResult.Accept:
       discard
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim
index 47c542ff4..9d828f974 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim
@@ -466,8 +466,11 @@ method rpcHandler*(g: GossipSub,
 
     let validation = await g.validate(msg)
     case validation
-    of ValidationResult.Reject, ValidationResult.Ignore:
-      debug "Dropping message due to ignored validation", msgId, peer
+    of ValidationResult.Reject:
+      debug "Dropping message after validation, reason: reject", msgId, peer
+      continue
+    of ValidationResult.Ignore:
+      debug "Dropping message after validation, reason: ignore", msgId, peer
       continue
     of ValidationResult.Accept:
       discard