diff --git a/tests/testthat/helper-CMLE.R b/tests/testthat/helper-CMLE.R
index 54a48761..925bfc7a 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/helper-CMLE.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/helper-CMLE.R
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ options(tergm.eval.loglik = FALSE, useFancyQuotes = FALSE)
 
 CMLE.tools <- new.env()
 
+CMLE.tools$tolerance <- 4
 CMLE.tools$n <- 10
 CMLE.tools$m <- 6
 CMLE.tools$theta <- -1.5