diff --git a/test/test_meshmode.py b/test/test_meshmode.py
index d90f1a49359943c656ee24c15a41bd0c4b285333..be7ac04f0920100e530930bc4fc30871e462eed2 100644
--- a/test/test_meshmode.py
+++ b/test/test_meshmode.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def test_circle_mesh(do_plot=False):
     FACE_RESTR_INTERIOR,
     ])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(("mesh_name", "dim", "mesh_pars"), [
-    ("blob", 2, [8e-2, 4e-2, 2e-2]),
+    ("blob", 2, [8e-2, 4e-2, 1e-2]),
     ("warp", 2, [10, 20, 30]),
     ("warp", 3, [10, 20, 30]),
     ])