diff --git a/modules/img/base/tests/test_image.cc b/modules/img/base/tests/test_image.cc
index a038c2b6e60414e1f75bb554d5450129dca53108..30a697c9d5f3f68d98e0b373fef2a13d704c8562 100644
--- a/modules/img/base/tests/test_image.cc
+++ b/modules/img/base/tests/test_image.cc
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void test_Interpolation()
               +(  dx  )*(one-dy)*(  dz  )*ih3d.GetReal(Point(1,0,1))  
               +(one-dx)*(  dy  )*(  dz  )*ih3d.GetReal(Point(0,1,1))  
               +(  dx  )*(  dy  )*(  dz  )*ih3d.GetReal(Point(1,1,1));
-  BOOST_CHECK(check_close(val3,ih3d.GetIntpolReal(Vec3(dx,dy,dz)),1.0e-8));
+  BOOST_CHECK(check_close(val3,ih3d.GetIntpolReal(Vec3(dx,dy,dz)),1.0e-6));
 
 
   ImageHandle ih2d=CreateImage(Extent(Point(0,0),Point(1,1)));
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void test_Interpolation()
               +(one-dx)*(  dy  )*ih2d.GetReal(Point(0,1))  
               +(  dx  )*(  dy  )*ih2d.GetReal(Point(1,1));  
   
-  BOOST_CHECK(check_close(val2,ih2d.GetIntpolReal(Vec2(dx,dy)),1.0e-10));
+  BOOST_CHECK(check_close(val2,ih2d.GetIntpolReal(Vec2(dx,dy)),1.0e-6));
 
   ImageHandle ih1d=CreateImage(Extent(Point(0),Point(1)));
   ih3d.SetReal(Point(0,0,0), Real(0.000));
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void test_Interpolation()
   Real val1= (one-dx)*ih1d.GetReal(Point(0,0))
               +(  dx  )*ih1d.GetReal(Point(1,0));  
   
-  BOOST_CHECK(check_close(val1,ih1d.GetIntpolReal(dx),1.0e-15));
+  BOOST_CHECK(check_close(val1,ih1d.GetIntpolReal(dx),1.0e-6));
 
 }