diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller_spec.rb
index f0dc6df15ee881001ccfb5920592ce0ac3e407db..457e07334b98bb82fe82eddb63b1a1c0cdd07ef0 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller_spec.rb
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe Projects::MergeRequestsController do
 
           recorded = ActiveRecord::QueryRecorder.new { go(format: :json) }
 
-          expect(recorded.count).to be_within(1).of(51)
+          expect(recorded.count).to be_within(5).of(50)
           expect(recorded.cached_count).to eq(0)
         end
       end