diff --git a/test/tap/tests/test_binlog_reader-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/test_binlog_reader-t.cpp
index c6d76c8b6..866b48f7f 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/test_binlog_reader-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/test_binlog_reader-t.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int perform_update(MYSQL* proxysql_mysql, uint32_t rows) {
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-const double MAX_FAILURE_PCT = 5.0;
+const double MAX_FAILURE_PCT = 15.0;
 const uint32_t NUM_ROWS = 3000;
 const uint32_t NUM_CHECKS = 500;