diff --git a/test/test_firedrake_interop.py b/test/test_firedrake_interop.py
index 75bbcccc06fc3c6555412d24fe0e1f35e7ec4f62..1d6347c35f2adb6a3233625ceb09a1dc078e12c1 100644
--- a/test/test_firedrake_interop.py
+++ b/test/test_firedrake_interop.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ from firedrake import (
     Function, SpatialCoordinate, as_tensor)
 
 
-CLOSE_ATOL = 1e-14
+CLOSE_ATOL = 1e-12
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(params=["annulus.msh",