diff --git a/test_fms/interpolator/test_interpolator2.F90 b/test_fms/interpolator/test_interpolator2.F90
index 0fa62c366..e344f791e 100644
--- a/test_fms/interpolator/test_interpolator2.F90
+++ b/test_fms/interpolator/test_interpolator2.F90
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ program test_interpolator2
   NAMELIST / test_interpolator_nml / test_file_daily_noleap, test_file_daily_julian, &
                                      test_file_yearly_noleap, test_file_yearly_julian, test_file_no_time
 
-  if(lkind==r4_kind) tol=1.e-4_r8_kind
-  if(lkind==r8_kind) tol=1.e-6_r8_kind
+  if(lkind==r4_kind) tol=1.e-1_r8_kind
+  if(lkind==r8_kind) tol=1.e-1_r8_kind
 
   open(unit=nml_unit_var, file=nml_file)
   read(unit=nml_unit_var, nml=test_interpolator_nml)