diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index bf54bd78..ca20bc5a 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ test_script:
         If ($env:SQL_INSTANCE -Match "SQL2016") {
             Write-Host "Running phpt tests via OpenCppCoverage..."
             $ext_dir = ${env:PHP_SDK_DIR} + "\php-" + ${env:PHP_VERSION} + "-src\ext";
-            OpenCppCoverage.exe --sources $ext_dir\sqlsrv --sources $ext_dir\pdo_sqlsrv --modules php_sqlsrv.dll --modules php_pdo_sqlsrv.dll --export_type=cobertura:.\coverage.xml  --quiet --cover_children --optimized_build -- php.exe run-tests.php -P ${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\test\functional\
+            OpenCppCoverage.exe --sources $ext_dir\sqlsrv --sources $ext_dir\pdo_sqlsrv --modules php_sqlsrv.dll --modules php_pdo_sqlsrv.dll --export_type=cobertura:.\coverage.xml  --quiet --cover_children --continue_after_cpp_exception --optimized_build -- php.exe run-tests.php -P ${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER}\test\functional\
         }
     - php run-tests.php -p php.exe %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\test\functional\sqlsrv\*.phpt > %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\test\functional\sqlsrv.log 2>&1
     - type %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\test\functional\sqlsrv.log