diff --git a/data/model/test/test_tag.py b/data/model/test/test_tag.py
index 6cfa7366d..b9ab2e3b2 100644
--- a/data/model/test/test_tag.py
+++ b/data/model/test/test_tag.py
@@ -210,4 +210,4 @@ def test_change_tag_expiration(expiration_offset, expected_offset, initialized_d
     start_date = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(footag_updated.lifetime_start_ts)
     end_date = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(footag_updated.lifetime_end_ts)
     expected_end_date = start_date + convert_to_timedelta(expected_offset)
-    assert end_date == expected_end_date
+    assert (expected_end_date - end_date).total_seconds() < 5 # variance in test