diff --git a/infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java b/infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java
index f3974d9c3..f201e8b03 100644
--- a/infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java
+++ b/infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests extends TestCase {
 
 	private void assertEqualsApprox(long desired, long actual, long variance) {
 		long lower = desired - variance;
-		long upper = desired + 2 * variance;
+		long upper = desired + 2.5 * variance;
 		assertTrue("Expected value to be between '" + lower + "' and '" + upper + "' but was '" + actual + "'",
 				lower <= actual && actual <= upper);
 	}