diff --git a/test/e2e/monitor_resources.go b/test/e2e/monitor_resources.go
index 919b628d155..b8403de9335 100644
--- a/test/e2e/monitor_resources.go
+++ b/test/e2e/monitor_resources.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var allowedUsage = resourceUsagePerContainer{
 		MemoryWorkingSetInBytes: 12000000,
 	},
 	"/system": &containerResourceUsage{
-		CPUUsageInCores:         0.02,
+		CPUUsageInCores:         0.03,
 		MemoryUsageInBytes:      100000000,
 		MemoryWorkingSetInBytes: 100000000,
 	},