diff --git a/tests/FusionCache.Plugins.Metrics.OpenTelemetry.Tests/CapacityTests.cs b/tests/FusionCache.Plugins.Metrics.OpenTelemetry.Tests/CapacityTests.cs
index 823bf69..30edfa3 100644
--- a/tests/FusionCache.Plugins.Metrics.OpenTelemetry.Tests/CapacityTests.cs
+++ b/tests/FusionCache.Plugins.Metrics.OpenTelemetry.Tests/CapacityTests.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ await cache.SetAsync($"foo{i}", i, options =>
             Assert.True(metricPoint.GetGaugeLastValueLong() < 101);
 
             metricPoint = GetMetricPoint(exportedItems, SemanticConventions.CacheCapacityEvictTagValue);
-            Assert.True(metricPoint.GetSumLong() > 1899);
+            // if eviction counts are always seem to be about 2 to 4 more than expected but sometimes they are less
+            // shows up more often when running in container under test.  
+            Assert.True(metricPoint.GetSumLong() > 1890, metricPoint.GetSumLong().ToString());
 
             //
             // Ensure the newest items are in the cache.