diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index b4eb35d3..0b449210 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ environment:
     PHP_DEPSVER: 7.0
     PHP_SDK: c:\projects\php
     matrix:      
+      - BUILD_PLATFORM: x64
+        TEST_PHP_SQL_SERVER: (local)\SQL2016
+        SQL_INSTANCE: SQL2016
+        PHP_VC: 14
+        PHP_MAJOR_VER: 7.1
+        PHP_MINOR_VER: latest        
+        PHP_SDK_DIR: c:\projects\php\x64
+        PHP_INSTALL_DIR: c:\projects\php\x64\bin        
+        platform: x64
       - BUILD_PLATFORM: x64
         TEST_PHP_SQL_SERVER: (local)\SQL2012SP1
         SQL_INSTANCE: SQL2012SP1
@@ -37,15 +46,6 @@ environment:
         PHP_SDK_DIR: c:\projects\php\x86
         PHP_INSTALL_DIR: c:\projects\php\x86\bin        
         platform: x86
-      - BUILD_PLATFORM: x64
-        TEST_PHP_SQL_SERVER: (local)\SQL2016
-        SQL_INSTANCE: SQL2016
-        PHP_VC: 14
-        PHP_MAJOR_VER: 7.1
-        PHP_MINOR_VER: latest        
-        PHP_SDK_DIR: c:\projects\php\x64
-        PHP_INSTALL_DIR: c:\projects\php\x64\bin        
-        platform: x64
       - BUILD_PLATFORM: x86
         TEST_PHP_SQL_SERVER: (local)\SQL2008R2SP2
         SQL_INSTANCE: SQL2008R2SP2
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ test_script:
     - ps: foreach($file in $difffiles){ls $file; more $file}  
     - ps: foreach($file in $outfiles){ls $file; more $file}  
     - cd %PHP_INSTALL_DIR%  
-    - OpenCppCoverage.exe --sources %PHP_SDK_DIR%\php-%PHP_VERSION%-src\ext\pdo_sqlsrv --sources %PHP_SDK_DIR%\php-%PHP_VERSION%-src\ext\sqlsrv --modules *sqlsrv*.dll --export_type=cobertura:.\coverage.xml --cover_children --quiet --optimized_build -- .\php.exe .\run-tests.php -P %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\test\functional\
+    - OpenCppCoverage.exe --sources %PHP_SDK_DIR%\php-%PHP_VERSION%-src\ext\pdo_sqlsrv --sources %PHP_SDK_DIR%\php-%PHP_VERSION%-src\ext\sqlsrv --modules *sqlsrv*.dll --export_type=cobertura:.\coverage.xml --cover_children --quiet --continue_after_cpp_exception --optimized_build -- .\php.exe .\run-tests.php -P %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\test\functional\
     - ls
     - python %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\test\functional\setup\cleanup_dbs.py -dbname %SQLSRV_DBNAME%
     - python %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\test\functional\setup\cleanup_dbs.py -dbname %PDOSQLSRV_DBNAME%