diff --git a/.coderabbit.yml b/.coderabbit.yml
index e89dfcdfcd..7dfe09c9ba 100644
--- a/.coderabbit.yml
+++ b/.coderabbit.yml
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@ reviews:
         - "!docs/"
     path_instructions:
         - path: "**/*.go"
-          instructions: "Review the Golang code for conformity with the Uber Golang style guide, highlighting any deviations."
+          instructions: "Review the Golang code for conformity with the Uber Golang style guide, highlighting any deviations. Only report issues that you have a high degree of confidence in."
         - path: "tests/e2e/*"
           instructions: |
-              "Assess the e2e test code assessing sufficient code coverage for the changes associated in the pull request"
+              "Assess the e2e test code assessing sufficient code coverage for the changes associated in the pull request. Only report issues that you have a high degree of confidence in."
         - path: "tests/integration/*"
           instructions: |
-              "Assess the e2e test code assessing sufficient code coverage for the changes associated in the pull request"
+              "Assess the e2e test code assessing sufficient code coverage for the changes associated in the pull request. Only report issues that you have a high degree of confidence in."
         - path: "**/*_test.go"
           instructions: |
-              "Assess the unit test code assessing sufficient code coverage for the changes associated in the pull request"
+              "Assess the unit test code assessing sufficient code coverage for the changes associated in the pull request. Only report issues that you have a high degree of confidence in."
         - path: "**/*.md"
           instructions: |
-              "Assess the documentation for misspellings, grammatical errors, missing documentation and correctness. Please DO NOT report any missing or superfluous newlines, in particular at the end or beginning of files."
+              "Assess the documentation for misspellings, grammatical errors, missing documentation and correctness. Please DO NOT report any missing or superfluous newlines, in particular at the end or beginning of files. Only report issues that you have a high degree of confidence in."
         - path: ".changelog/*"
           instructions: |
-              "Assess the changes in the changelog for correctness and completeness, particularly flagging missing changes"
+              "Assess the changes in the changelog for correctness and completeness, particularly flagging missing changes. Only report issues that you have a high degree of confidence in."
     auto_review:
         enabled: true
         ignore_title_keywords: