diff --git a/tests/tests/operation_tests2.cpp b/tests/tests/operation_tests2.cpp
index ee05ffd9..ecf4a1ad 100644
--- a/tests/tests/operation_tests2.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests/operation_tests2.cpp
@@ -453,15 +453,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( witness_create )
       generate_block();
 
    int produced = 0;
-   // Make sure we get scheduled exactly once in witnesses.size() blocks
+   // Make sure we get scheduled at least once in witnesses.size()*2 blocks
+   // may take this many unless we measure where in the scheduling round we are
    // TODO:  intense_test that repeats this loop many times
-   for( size_t i=0; i<witnesses.size(); i++ )
+   for( size_t i=0, n=witnesses.size()*2; i<n; i++ )
    {
       signed_block block = generate_block();
       if( block.witness == nathan_witness_id )
          produced++;
    }
-   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( produced, 2 );
+   BOOST_CHECK_GE( produced, 1 );
 } FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW() }
 
 /**