diff --git a/utils/test/com/cloud/utils/TestProfiler.java b/utils/test/com/cloud/utils/TestProfiler.java
index 6861f060429..2306cd75520 100644
--- a/utils/test/com/cloud/utils/TestProfiler.java
+++ b/utils/test/com/cloud/utils/TestProfiler.java
@@ -111,6 +111,6 @@ public class TestProfiler extends Log4jEnabledTestCase {
 
         // We are measuring the elapsed time in 2 consecutive calls of System.nanoTime()
         // That's the same as 0.002 milliseconds or 2000 nanoseconds.
-        Assert.assertTrue("It took more than 2 microseconds between 2 consecutive calls to System.nanoTime().", nanoTime2 - nanoTime1 <= 2000);
+        Assert.assertTrue("Expected exactly 2 but it took more than 3 microseconds between 2 consecutive calls to System.nanoTime().", nanoTime2 - nanoTime1 <= 3000);
     }
 }
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