diff --git a/shaperglot-lib/src/checks/codepoint_coverage.rs b/shaperglot-lib/src/checks/codepoint_coverage.rs
index 8f0f733..28739eb 100644
--- a/shaperglot-lib/src/checks/codepoint_coverage.rs
+++ b/shaperglot-lib/src/checks/codepoint_coverage.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ pub struct CodepointCoverage {
     strings: HashSet<String>,
     /// The unique code to return on failure (e.g. "marks-missing")
     code: String,
+    /// Whether to mark the problem as terminal if no codepoints are found
+    terminal_if_empty: bool,
 }
 
 fn can_shape(text: &str, face: &Face) -> bool {
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ impl CheckImplementation for CodepointCoverage {
                     missing_things.join(", ")
                 ),
             );
-            if missing_things.len() == self.strings.len() {
+            if missing_things.len() == self.strings.len() && self.terminal_if_empty {
                 fail.terminal = true;
             }
             fail.context = json!({"glyphs": missing_things});
@@ -76,10 +78,11 @@ impl CheckImplementation for CodepointCoverage {
 
 impl CodepointCoverage {
     /// Create a new `CodepointCoverage` check implementation
-    pub fn new(test_strings: Vec<String>, code: String) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(test_strings: Vec<String>, code: String, terminal_if_empty: bool) -> Self {
         Self {
             strings: test_strings.into_iter().collect(),
             code,
+            terminal_if_empty,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/shaperglot-lib/src/providers/orthographies.rs b/shaperglot-lib/src/providers/orthographies.rs
index 0f4b8b0..0a362c5 100644
--- a/shaperglot-lib/src/providers/orthographies.rs
+++ b/shaperglot-lib/src/providers/orthographies.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ fn mandatory_orthography(language: &Language) -> Check {
         implementations: vec![CheckType::CodepointCoverage(CodepointCoverage::new(
             language.bases.clone(),
             "base".to_string(),
+            true,
         ))],
     };
     let marks: Vec<String> = language.marks.iter().map(|s| s.replace("◌", "")).collect();
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ fn mandatory_orthography(language: &Language) -> Check {
             .push(CheckType::CodepointCoverage(CodepointCoverage::new(
                 marks,
                 "mark".to_string(),
+                false,
             )));
     }
     let complex_bases: Vec<ShapingInput> = language
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ fn auxiliaries_check(language: &Language) -> Option<Check> {
             .push(CheckType::CodepointCoverage(CodepointCoverage::new(
                 vec![codepoint.clone()],
                 "auxiliary".to_string(),
+                false,
             )));
     }
     // If auxiliary exemplars contain marks, they SHOULD NOT be orphaned.