diff --git a/features/maximum_coverage_drop.feature b/features/maximum_coverage_drop.feature
index afa586a8..89012b4a 100644
--- a/features/maximum_coverage_drop.feature
+++ b/features/maximum_coverage_drop.feature
@@ -85,5 +85,55 @@ Feature:
         }
       }
       """
+  Scenario: test failures do not update the resultset
+    Given SimpleCov for RSpec is configured with:
+      """
+      require 'simplecov'
+      SimpleCov.start do
+        add_group 'Libs', 'lib/faked_project/'
+        add_filter '/spec/'
+        maximum_coverage_drop 0
+      end
+      """
+
+    And a file named "lib/faked_project/missed.rb" with:
+      """
+      class UncoveredSourceCode
+        def foo
+          never_reached
+        rescue => err
+          but no one cares about invalid ruby here
+        end
+      end
+      """
+
+    And a file named "spec/failing_spec.rb" with:
+      """
+      require "spec_helper"
+      describe FakedProject do
+        it "fails" do
+          expect(false).to eq(true)
+        end
+      end
+      """
+    And the file named "coverage/.last_run.json" with:
+      """
+      {
+        "result": {
+          "covered_percent": 100.0
+        }
+      }
+      """
 
+    When I run `bundle exec rspec spec`
+    Then the exit status should be 1
+    And a file named "coverage/.last_run.json" should exist
+    And the file "coverage/.last_run.json" should contain:
+      """
+      {
+        "result": {
+          "covered_percent": 100.0
+        }
+      }
+      """
 
diff --git a/lib/simplecov/defaults.rb b/lib/simplecov/defaults.rb
index b128243e..b1797a86 100644
--- a/lib/simplecov/defaults.rb
+++ b/lib/simplecov/defaults.rb
@@ -87,11 +87,10 @@
           @exit_status = SimpleCov::ExitCodes::MAXIMUM_COVERAGE_DROP
         end
       end
-    end
 
-    # Don't overwrite last_run file if refuse_coverage_drop option is enabled and the coverage has dropped
-    unless @exit_status == SimpleCov::ExitCodes::MAXIMUM_COVERAGE_DROP
-      SimpleCov::LastRun.write(:result => {:covered_percent => covered_percent})
+      if @exit_status == SimpleCov::ExitCodes::SUCCESS # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockNesting
+        SimpleCov::LastRun.write(:result => {:covered_percent => covered_percent})
+      end
     end
   end