diff --git a/tests/v1/e2e/test_spec_decode.py b/tests/v1/e2e/test_spec_decode.py
index ffd9f3e0370f7..4a6b84ae4817c 100644
--- a/tests/v1/e2e/test_spec_decode.py
+++ b/tests/v1/e2e/test_spec_decode.py
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ def test_eagle_correctness(
                 print(f"ref_output: {ref_output.outputs[0].text}")
                 print(f"spec_output: {spec_output.outputs[0].text}")
 
-        # Heuristic: expect at least 66% of the prompts to match exactly
+        # Heuristic: expect at least 60% of the prompts to match exactly
         # Upon failure, inspect the outputs to check for inaccuracy.
-        assert matches > int(0.66 * len(ref_outputs))
+        assert matches > int(0.6 * len(ref_outputs))
         del spec_llm
         torch.cuda.empty_cache()
         cleanup_dist_env_and_memory()