diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test2.7 b/testsuite/expect/test2.7
index 301df476b40f9c880bd287b84c565d3082414e67..655ce38e04b5e4182a15293653eb8dd28f1a01d7 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test2.7
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test2.7
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ if {$rem_time > 60} {
 	send_user "\nFAILURE: job remaining time is wrong $rem_time\n"
 	set exit_code 1
 }
-if {$rem_time < 58} {
+if {$rem_time < 56} {
 	send_user "\nFAILURE: job remaining time seems too small\n"
 	set exit_code 1
 }