diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb17e5777c467b3a2efbcef27d071e3c4e9bb74c..d8b94c07df2937c6593522732d164b60b832b3f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * Output median TIN to mRNA_QC table
 
 **Background**
-* Change consistency test to check if +/- 1% of standard
+* Change consistency test to check if +/- 5% of standard
 * Change tool version checker for badges to use latest tag
 
 *Known Bugs*
diff --git a/workflow/tests/test_consistency.py b/workflow/tests/test_consistency.py
index 153f1829b456fce6a06c70d5e1163d6ab4e2334d..aa04f19bd23e3749532b87b598179b8f98b2218b 100644
--- a/workflow/tests/test_consistency.py
+++ b/workflow/tests/test_consistency.py
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ def test_consistencySE():
         assigned_reads_json = json.load(f)
     assigned_reads = assigned_reads_json['report_general_stats_data'][4]['16-1ZX4_sorted']['Assigned']
     baseline = 7746121
-    baseline_hi = baseline+(baseline*0.01)
-    baseline_lo = baseline-(baseline*0.01)
-    self.assertTrue ( baseline_lo <= assigned_reads <=  baseline_hi )
+    baseline_hi = baseline+(baseline*0.05)
+    baseline_lo = baseline-(baseline*0.05)
+    assert (assigned_reads >= baseline_lo)
+    assert (assigned_reads <=  baseline_hi)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.consistencyPE
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ def test_consistencyPE():
         assigned_reads_json = json.load(f)
     assigned_reads = assigned_reads_json['report_general_stats_data'][4]['Q-Y5JA_sorted']['Assigned']
     baseline = 2596053
-    baseline_hi = baseline+(baseline*0.01)
-    baseline_lo = baseline-(baseline*0.01)
-    self.assertTrue ( baseline_lo <= assigned_reads <=  baseline_hi )
+    baseline_hi = baseline+(baseline*0.05)
+    baseline_lo = baseline-(baseline*0.05)
+    assert (assigned_reads >= baseline_lo)
+    assert (assigned_reads <=  baseline_hi)