diff --git a/test/test_renderer_failures.py b/test/test_renderer_failures.py
index e428271f7f..2db5b41389 100644
--- a/test/test_renderer_failures.py
+++ b/test/test_renderer_failures.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class TestPTXFailures(unittest.TestCase):
     b = Tensor.randn(34, 32, dtype=dtypes.half).realize()
     result = a.pad((1,1)).matmul(b, dtype=dtypes.half).numpy()
     reference = a.pad((1,1)).matmul(b, dtype=dtypes.float).numpy()
-    np.testing.assert_allclose(result, reference)
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(result, reference, atol=1e-2, rtol=1e-2)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main()