diff --git a/tests/test_profiler.py b/tests/test_profiler.py
index d6e085a55e..1b26030de8 100644
--- a/tests/test_profiler.py
+++ b/tests/test_profiler.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-from pytorch_lightning.profiler import Profiler, AdvancedProfiler
 import time
+
 import numpy as np
 
+from pytorch_lightning.profiler import Profiler, AdvancedProfiler
+
 
 def test_simple_profiler():
     p = Profiler()
@@ -19,13 +21,14 @@ def test_simple_profiler():
         time.sleep(1)
 
     # different environments have different precision when it comes to time.sleep()
-    np.testing.assert_almost_equal(p.recorded_durations["a"], [3, 1], decimal=1)
-    np.testing.assert_almost_equal(p.recorded_durations["b"], [2], decimal=1)
-    np.testing.assert_almost_equal(p.recorded_durations["c"], [1], decimal=1)
+    # see: https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/issues/796
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(p.recorded_durations["a"], [3, 1], rtol=0.2)
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(p.recorded_durations["b"], [2], rtol=0.2)
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(p.recorded_durations["c"], [1], rtol=0.2)
 
 
 def test_advanced_profiler():
-    def get_duration(profile):
+    def _get_duration(profile):
         return sum([x.totaltime for x in profile.getstats()])
 
     p = AdvancedProfiler()
@@ -42,9 +45,11 @@ def test_advanced_profiler():
     with p.profile("c"):
         time.sleep(1)
 
-    a_duration = get_duration(p.profiled_actions["a"])
-    np.testing.assert_almost_equal(a_duration, [4], decimal=1)
-    b_duration = get_duration(p.profiled_actions["b"])
-    np.testing.assert_almost_equal(b_duration, [2], decimal=1)
-    c_duration = get_duration(p.profiled_actions["c"])
-    np.testing.assert_almost_equal(c_duration, [1], decimal=1)
+    # different environments have different precision when it comes to time.sleep()
+    # see: https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/issues/796
+    a_duration = _get_duration(p.profiled_actions["a"])
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(a_duration, [4], rtol=0.2)
+    b_duration = _get_duration(p.profiled_actions["b"])
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(b_duration, [2], rtol=0.2)
+    c_duration = _get_duration(p.profiled_actions["c"])
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(c_duration, [1], rtol=0.2)