diff --git a/axon/basic_test.go b/axon/basic_test.go
index 27b6395b4..a8cf631d7 100644
--- a/axon/basic_test.go
+++ b/axon/basic_test.go
@@ -971,14 +971,14 @@ func NetTestLearn(t *testing.T, tol float32, gpu bool) {
 }
 
 func TestNetRLRate(t *testing.T) {
-	NetTestRLRate(t, Tol7, false)
+	NetTestRLRate(t, Tol6, false)
 }
 
 func TestGPURLRate(t *testing.T) {
 	if os.Getenv("TEST_GPU") != "true" {
 		t.Skip("Set TEST_GPU env var to run GPU tests")
 	}
-	NetTestRLRate(t, Tol7, true)
+	NetTestRLRate(t, Tol6, true)
 }
 
 func NetTestRLRate(t *testing.T, tol float32, gpu bool) {
diff --git a/axon/basic_test.goal b/axon/basic_test.goal
index 79dbf7a64..f6081694b 100644
--- a/axon/basic_test.goal
+++ b/axon/basic_test.goal
@@ -971,14 +971,14 @@ func NetTestLearn(t *testing.T, tol float32, gpu bool) {
 }
 
 func TestNetRLRate(t *testing.T) {
-	NetTestRLRate(t, Tol7, false)
+	NetTestRLRate(t, Tol6, false)
 }
 
 func TestGPURLRate(t *testing.T) {
 	if os.Getenv("TEST_GPU") != "true" {
 		t.Skip("Set TEST_GPU env var to run GPU tests")
 	}
-	NetTestRLRate(t, Tol7, true)
+	NetTestRLRate(t, Tol6, true)
 }
 
 func NetTestRLRate(t *testing.T, tol float32, gpu bool) {