diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-check.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-check.groovy
index e413117..a06ed62 100644
--- a/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-check.groovy
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-check.groovy
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
                             "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.snippet.matching=SNIPPET_MATCHING " + \
                             "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.upload.source.mode=true " + \
                             "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.exclusion.patterns=/vendor/ " + \
+                            "--detect.policy.check.fail.on.severities=ALL,BLOCKER,CRITICAL,MAJOR,MINOR,TRIVIAL " + \
                             "--detect.tools=ALL " + \
                             "--detect.cleanup=false")
           }
diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-single.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-single.groovy
index 3fd61ba..0b214af 100644
--- a/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-single.groovy
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/synopsys-single.groovy
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
                         "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.snippet.matching=SNIPPET_MATCHING " + \
                         "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.upload.source.mode=true " + \
                         "--detect.blackduck.signature.scanner.exclusion.patterns=/vendor/ " + \
+                        "--detect.policy.check.fail.on.severities=ALL,BLOCKER,CRITICAL,MAJOR,MINOR,TRIVIAL " + \
                         "--detect.tools=ALL " + \
                         "--detect.cleanup=false")
       }