# Can I set test failure thresholds?

You can use the `error_if` and `warn_if` configs to set custom failure thresholds in your tests. For more details, see [reference](../../reference/resource-configs/severity.md) for more information.

You can also try the following solutions:

* Setting the [severity](../../reference/resource-configs/severity.md) to `warn` or `error`
* Writing a [custom generic test](../../best-practices/writing-custom-generic-tests.md) that accepts a threshold argument ([example](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/creating-an-error-threshold-for-schema-tests/966))

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